[3.8] bpo-37819: Add Fraction.as_integer_ratio() (GH-15212)
diff --git a/Doc/library/fractions.rst b/Doc/library/fractions.rst
index b5a818e1cafa61..58e7126b0bf212 100644
--- a/Doc/library/fractions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/fractions.rst
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ another rational number, or from a string.
       Denominator of the Fraction in lowest term.
 
 
+   .. method:: as_integer_ratio()
+
+      Return a tuple of two integers, whose ratio is equal
+      to the Fraction and with a positive denominator.
+
+      .. versionadded:: 3.8
+
    .. method:: from_float(flt)
 
       This class method constructs a :class:`Fraction` representing the exact
diff --git a/Lib/fractions.py b/Lib/fractions.py
index 7443bd3e0c6af9..e774d58e403539 100644
--- a/Lib/fractions.py
+++ b/Lib/fractions.py
@@ -216,6 +216,14 @@ def from_decimal(cls, dec):
                 (cls.__name__, dec, type(dec).__name__))
         return cls(*dec.as_integer_ratio())
 
+    def as_integer_ratio(self):
+        """Return the integer ratio as a tuple.
+
+        Return a tuple of two integers, whose ratio is equal to the
+        Fraction and with a positive denominator.
+        """
+        return (self._numerator, self._denominator)
+
     def limit_denominator(self, max_denominator=1000000):
         """Closest Fraction to self with denominator at most max_denominator.
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_fractions.py b/Lib/test/test_fractions.py
index 27791622005149..18ab28cfebe0c8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_fractions.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_fractions.py
@@ -302,6 +302,12 @@ def testFromDecimal(self):
             ValueError, "cannot convert NaN to integer ratio",
             F.from_decimal, Decimal("snan"))
 
+    def test_as_integer_ratio(self):
+        self.assertEqual(F(4, 6).as_integer_ratio(), (2, 3))
+        self.assertEqual(F(-4, 6).as_integer_ratio(), (-2, 3))
+        self.assertEqual(F(4, -6).as_integer_ratio(), (-2, 3))
+        self.assertEqual(F(0, 6).as_integer_ratio(), (0, 1))
+
     def testLimitDenominator(self):
         rpi = F('3.1415926535897932')
         self.assertEqual(rpi.limit_denominator(10000), F(355, 113))
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-08-11-10-34-19.bpo-37819.LVJls-.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-08-11-10-34-19.bpo-37819.LVJls-.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..cfc1f1afb4f765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-08-11-10-34-19.bpo-37819.LVJls-.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Add Fraction.as_integer_ratio() to match the corresponding methods in bool,
+int, float, and decimal.

(cherry picked from commit f03b4c8a48f62134799d368b78da35301af466a3)


Co-authored-by: Raymond Hettinger <rhettinger@users.noreply.github.com>

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