[Python] Why does the floordiv (//) operator with python decimals round toward 0 instead of...

>>> import decimal
>>> decimal.Decimal(-7) // 4
Decimal('-1') # Result rounded towards 0.
>>> -7 // 4
-2 # Result rounded towards negative infinity.


Why does the floordiv operator with a python decimal round towards 0 instead of towards negative infinity, as the floordiv operator does with all other types?

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