Steven D'Aprano <steve+pyt...@pearwood.info> added the comment:
Not a bug, this is due to operator precedence. It is documented under the power operator: https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#the-power-operator and in the operator precedence table: https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#operator-precedence If you want to raise a negative literal to a power, you need parentheses: (-2)**2 ---------- nosy: +steven.daprano resolution: -> not a bug stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue44692> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
