Fraction constructor should raise TypeError instead of AttributeError

[rhettinger]

BPO	3287
Nosy	@rhettinger
Files	fractype.diff: Patch with tests

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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2008-07-10.09:31:28.198>
created_at = <Date 2008-07-04.19:57:22.559>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library']
title = 'Fraction constructor should raise TypeError instead of AttributeError'
updated_at = <Date 2008-07-10.09:31:28.135>
user = 'https://github.com/rhettinger'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2008-07-10.09:31:28.135>
actor = 'rhettinger'
assignee = 'jyasskin'
closed = True
closed_date = <Date 2008-07-10.09:31:28.198>
closer = 'rhettinger'
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2008-07-04.19:57:22.559>
creator = 'rhettinger'
dependencies = []
files = ['10811']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 3287
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['69267', '69495']
nosy_count = 2.0
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pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'fixed'
stage = None
status = 'closed'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue3287'
versions = ['Python 2.6', 'Python 3.0']

[rhettinger]

>> from fractions import *
>> Fraction(3.1)

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#14>", line 1, in <module>
    Fraction(3.1)
  File "C:\Python26\lib\fractions.py", line 100, in __new__
    numerator = numerator.__index__()
AttributeError: 'float' object has no attribute '__index__'

[rhettinger]

Applied in r64835.