John Machin wrote: > On 26/04/2007 7:10 AM, Sherm Pendley wrote: > >> Shift left is *not* the same as multiplying by k. It is the same as >> multi- >> plying by 2^k. > > Where I come from, ^ is the exclusive-or operator. Of course YMMV in WV :-)
desktops:toby:ga> bc bc 1.06 Copyright 1991-1994, 1997, 1998, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. For details type `warranty'. 2^3 8 -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
