parameters: (self, a)
return_statement: return a.next_minus(context=self)
docstring: Returns the largest representable number smaller than a.
  
          >>> c = ExtendedContext.copy()
          >>> c.Emin = -999
          >>> c.Emax = 999
          >>> ExtendedContext.next_minus(Decimal('1'))
          Decimal('0.999999999')
          >>> c.next_minus(Decimal('1E-1007'))
          Decimal('0E-1007')
          >>> ExtendedContext.next_minus(Decimal('-1.00000003'))
          Decimal('-1.00000004')
          >>> c.next_minus(Decimal('Infinity'))
          Decimal('9.99999999E+999')
          >>> c.next_minus(1)
          Decimal('0.999999999')
docstring_summary: Returns the largest representable number smaller than a.
docstring_tokens: Returns the largest representable number smaller than a .
function: def next_minus(self, a):
          """Returns the largest representable number smaller than a.
  
          >>> c = ExtendedContext.copy()
          >>> c.Emin = -999
          >>> c.Emax = 999
          >>> ExtendedContext.next_minus(Decimal('1'))
          Decimal('0.999999999')
          >>> c.next_minus(Decimal('1E-1007'))
          Decimal('0E-1007')
          >>> ExtendedContext.next_minus(Decimal('-1.00000003'))
          Decimal('-1.00000004')
          >>> c.next_minus(Decimal('Infinity'))
          Decimal('9.99999999E+999')
          >>> c.next_minus(1)
          Decimal('0.999999999')
          """
          a = _convert_other(a, raiseit=True)
          return a.next_minus(context=self)
function_tokens: def next_minus ( self , a ) : a = _convert_other ( a , raiseit = True ) return a . next_minus ( context = self )