https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/501cd99c8e54e70fad80fb3b201647b3d0860b09
commit: 501cd99c8e54e70fad80fb3b201647b3d0860b09
branch: 3.12
author: Miss Islington (bot) <31488909+miss-isling...@users.noreply.github.com>
committer: erlend-aasland <erlend.aasl...@protonmail.com>
date: 2024-06-07T09:53:55Z
summary:
[3.12] gh-110383: Clarify "non-integral" wording in pow() docs (GH-119688)
(#120207)
(cherry picked from commit 6646a9da26d12fc54263b22dd2916a2f710f1db7)
Co-authored-by: Aditya Borikar <adityaborik...@gmail.com>
files:
M Doc/library/functions.rst
diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
index 6901c021d7bd6e..f7fda9dcba413e 100644
--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@@ -1496,7 +1496,9 @@ are always available. They are listed here in
alphabetical order.
returns ``100``, but ``pow(10, -2)`` returns ``0.01``. For a negative base
of
type :class:`int` or :class:`float` and a non-integral exponent, a complex
result is delivered. For example, ``pow(-9, 0.5)`` returns a value close
- to ``3j``.
+ to ``3j``. Whereas, for a negative base of type :class:`int` or
:class:`float`
+ with an integral exponent, a float result is delivered. For example,
+ ``pow(-9, 2.0)`` returns ``81.0``.
For :class:`int` operands *base* and *exp*, if *mod* is present, *mod* must
also be of integer type and *mod* must be nonzero. If *mod* is present and
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