Bugs item #1587679, was opened at 2006-10-31 05:46 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1587679&group_id=5470
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: Python Library Group: Python 2.4 Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: David J.C. MacKay (djcmackay) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: scipy gammaincinv gives incorrect answers Initial Comment: For extreme values, gamaincinv gives the answer '0.0' when it should not do so. Examples: >>> import scipy.special as S >>> S.gammainc( 50 , 12.00 ) 2.3998794536786009e-16 >>> S.gammaincinv( 50 , 2.39e-16 ) 11.996909478523992 >>> S.gammainc( 50 , 11.00 ) 8.2075477738848345e-18 >>> S.gammaincinv( 50 , 8e-18 ) 0.0 Python 2.4.3 (#2, Oct 6 2006, 07:52:30) [GCC 4.0.3 (Ubuntu 4.0.3-1ubuntu5)] on linux2 David [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1587679&group_id=5470 _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com