Decimal('-1')
        >>> ExtendedContext.compare_total(Decimal('12.30'), Decimal('12.3'))
        Decimal('-1')
        >>> ExtendedContext.compare_total(Decimal('12.30'), Decimal('12.30'))
        Decimal('0')
        >>> ExtendedContext.compare_total(Decimal('12.3'),  Decimal('12.300'))
        Decimal('1')
        >>> ExtendedContext.compare_total(Decimal('12.3'),  Decimal('NaN'))
        Decimal('-1')
        >>> ExtendedContext.compare_total(1, 2)
        Decimal('-1')
        >>> ExtendedContext.compare_total(Decimal(1), 2)
        Decimal('-1')
        >>> ExtendedContext.compare_total(1, Decimal(2))
        Decimal('-1')
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