New submission from Martin Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: I suspect that the following behavior is incorrect:
Python 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Feb 21 2008, 13:11:45) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 >>> -1**2 -1 >>> -2**2 -4 >>> -1**0.5 -1.0 The same happens when the base is a float. I have not checked out the functionality of other versions of python The function pow (which claims to be equivalent to **) works as I would expect: >>> pow(-1, 2) 1 >>> pow(-2, 2) 4 >>> pow(-1, 0.5) Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> ValueError: negative number cannot be raised to a fractional power I was not sure which components to select, please change them if I got it wrong. ---------- assignee: theller components: Tests, ctypes messages: 75304 nosy: martin.speleo, theller severity: normal status: open title: ** operating incorrectly for negative bases? type: behavior versions: Python 2.5 _______________________________________ Python tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://bugs.python.org/issue4224> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
