New submission from Stephen Paul Chappell <noctis.skyto...@gmail.com>:
This is what I get while the interactive interpreter (IDLE 3.0.1) on the platform Python 3.0.1 (r301:69561, Feb 13 2009, 20:04:18) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 >>> a = -6.276479035564047 >>> b = -5.7974497499584849 >>> a ** b != -6.276479035564047 ** -5.7974497499584849 True >>> Something is wrong. The float values are the same but not evaluated as being equal. After writing an automated testing program, these sample numbers were generated and found to create erroneous symptoms in the system being automatically tested. ---------- components: Interpreter Core messages: 88808 nosy: Zero severity: normal status: open title: Error Evaluating float(x) ** float(y) type: behavior versions: Python 3.0 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue6188> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
