On 06/04/2016 11:53 PM, ICT Ezy wrote:
2 ** 3 ** 2
Answer is 512
Why not 64?
Order is right-left or left-right?
Evidently right to left, but you already figured that out.
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>>> 2 ** 3 ** 2
512
>>> 2 ** (3 ** 2)
512
>>> (2 ** 3) ** 2
64
>>>
Here's the relevant documentation page:
https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html
Look for "... except for exponentiation, which groups from right to left"
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