"Paul Rubin" <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > "Jim Langston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> In Python 2.5 on intel, the statement >> 2**2**2**2**2 >> evaluates to >> >>> 2**2**2**2**2 > > I get the same number from hugs--why do you think it might be wrong?
2**2 = 4 4**2 = 16 16**2 = 256 256**2 = 65536 65536**2 = 4294967296 In fact, if I put (2**2)**2**2**2 it comes up with the correct answer, 4294967296 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
