siggi wrote: > Now the test for module math with function pow(): > --------------------------------------------------- > >>> pow(9,9) > 387420489 > > Fine, but sqrt() fails: > ------------------- > >>> sqrt(9) > I get this error message > > 'Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<pyshell#3>", line 1, in <module> > sqrt(9) > NameError: name 'sqrt' is not defined'
The third argument to the builtin pow is a special usage for cryptography, and something specific like that needs no representation in the builtin namespace. The ** operator covers all other uses. Carl Banks -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
