New submission from Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettin...@gmail.com>:
Back in 2007, a user suggested a built-in prod() function with an API similar to the built-in sum() function. The proposal was rejected because it wasn't needed often enough to justify a builtin function. See https://bugs.python.org/issue1093 Though prod() doesn't meet the threshold for a builtin, it would be reasonable to add this to the math module (or an imath module). Personally, I've wanted and written this function on several occasions (for applications such as multiplying probabilities). On stack overflow, it has been a popular question with recurring interest. See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7948291/ and https://stackoverflow.com/questions/595374 ---------- components: Library (Lib) messages: 332676 nosy: aleax, mark.dickinson, rhettinger, tim.peters priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Add prod() function to the math module type: enhancement versions: Python 3.8 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue35606> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
