https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/256907d3aacdc8483ca8ae91740424ddbc17094d commit: 256907d3aacdc8483ca8ae91740424ddbc17094d branch: main author: Sergey B Kirpichev <[email protected]> committer: vstinner <[email protected]> date: 2026-03-27T11:29:15+01:00 summary:
gh-138580: Revert sys.float_info.iec_60559 boolean flag (#146501) This reverts commit 68c7fad757f3a99fca257d11ce61adb78128a66c. It looks like on practice the __STDC_IEC_559__ doesn't indicate conformance to the standard. It can't be used to filter out tests or to give some promises in documentation. See discussion in the reverted PR thread: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/138811#issuecomment-4117692418 files: D Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-09-12-07-30-13.gh-issue-138580.Qr_fSH.rst M Doc/library/math.rst M Doc/library/sys.rst M Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst M Lib/test/test_sys.py M Objects/floatobject.c diff --git a/Doc/library/math.rst b/Doc/library/math.rst index bb9983ed033814..4a11aec15dfb73 100644 --- a/Doc/library/math.rst +++ b/Doc/library/math.rst @@ -848,8 +848,7 @@ Constants The :mod:`!math` module consists mostly of thin wrappers around the platform C math library functions. Behavior in exceptional cases follows Annex F of - the C99 standard, if :attr:`sys.float_info.iec_60559` is true. - The current implementation will raise + the C99 standard where appropriate. The current implementation will raise :exc:`ValueError` for invalid operations like ``sqrt(-1.0)`` or ``log(0.0)`` (where C99 Annex F recommends signaling invalid operation or divide-by-zero), and :exc:`OverflowError` for results that overflow (for example, diff --git a/Doc/library/sys.rst b/Doc/library/sys.rst index a034dce045cb8d..b1461b0cbaf528 100644 --- a/Doc/library/sys.rst +++ b/Doc/library/sys.rst @@ -694,16 +694,15 @@ always available. Unless explicitly noted otherwise, all variables are read-only A :term:`named tuple` holding information about the float type. It contains low level information about the precision and internal representation. The values correspond to the various floating-point - constants defined by C implementation and in the standard header file - :file:`float.h` for the 'C' programming language; see Annex F and section - 5.2.4.2.2 of the 1999 ISO/IEC C standard [C99]_, 'Characteristics of - floating types', for details. + constants defined in the standard header file :file:`float.h` for the 'C' + programming language; see section 5.2.4.2.2 of the 1999 ISO/IEC C standard + [C99]_, 'Characteristics of floating types', for details. .. list-table:: Attributes of the :data:`!float_info` :term:`named tuple` :header-rows: 1 * - attribute - - C macro + - float.h macro - explanation * - .. attribute:: float_info.epsilon @@ -772,12 +771,6 @@ always available. Unless explicitly noted otherwise, all variables are read-only All other values for :c:macro:`!FLT_ROUNDS` characterize implementation-defined rounding behavior. - * - .. attribute:: float_info.iec_60559 - - :c:macro:`!__STDC_IEC_559__` - - A boolean, indicating support the IEC 60559 floating-point standard. - If true, the :class:`float` type characteristics and behavior matches - the IEC 60559 double format. - The attribute :attr:`sys.float_info.dig` needs further explanation. If ``s`` is any string representing a decimal number with at most :attr:`!sys.float_info.dig` significant digits, then converting ``s`` to a diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst index 76e97cf4b55595..d0f47a1cf34cb1 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst @@ -1028,11 +1028,6 @@ sys * Add :data:`sys.abi_info` namespace to improve access to ABI information. (Contributed by Klaus Zimmermann in :gh:`137476`.) -* Add :data:`sys.float_info.iec_60559 <sys.float_info>`: a boolean flag, - indicating support the IEC 60559 floating-point standard (as specified by the - Annex F of C99). - (Contributed by Sergey B Kirpichev in :gh:`138580`.) - tarfile ------- diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sys.py b/Lib/test/test_sys.py index c912e8dd9e05bd..a729efee18c3a1 100644 --- a/Lib/test/test_sys.py +++ b/Lib/test/test_sys.py @@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ def test_attributes(self): self.assertIsInstance(sys.exec_prefix, str) self.assertIsInstance(sys.base_exec_prefix, str) self.assertIsInstance(sys.executable, str) - self.assertEqual(len(sys.float_info), 12) + self.assertEqual(len(sys.float_info), 11) self.assertEqual(sys.float_info.radix, 2) self.assertEqual(len(sys.int_info), 4) self.assertTrue(sys.int_info.bits_per_digit % 5 == 0) diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-09-12-07-30-13.gh-issue-138580.Qr_fSH.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-09-12-07-30-13.gh-issue-138580.Qr_fSH.rst deleted file mode 100644 index fd159db414e513..00000000000000 --- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-09-12-07-30-13.gh-issue-138580.Qr_fSH.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -Add :data:`sys.float_info.iec_60559 <sys.float_info>`: a boolean flag, -indicating support the IEC 60559 floating-point standard (as specified by the -Annex F of C99). Patch by Sergey B Kirpichev. diff --git a/Objects/floatobject.c b/Objects/floatobject.c index b78fd3ccb47972..18871a4f3c51a9 100644 --- a/Objects/floatobject.c +++ b/Objects/floatobject.c @@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ static PyStructSequence_Field floatinfo_fields[] = { {"radix", "FLT_RADIX -- radix of exponent"}, {"rounds", "FLT_ROUNDS -- rounding mode used for arithmetic " "operations"}, - {"iec_60559", "test if implementation supports the IEC 60559 " - "floating-point standard"}, {0} }; @@ -77,7 +75,7 @@ static PyStructSequence_Desc floatinfo_desc = { "sys.float_info", /* name */ floatinfo__doc__, /* doc */ floatinfo_fields, /* fields */ - 12 + 11 }; PyObject * @@ -115,11 +113,6 @@ PyFloat_GetInfo(void) SetDblFlag(DBL_EPSILON); SetIntFlag(FLT_RADIX); SetIntFlag(FLT_ROUNDS); -#ifdef __STDC_IEC_559__ - SetFlag(PyBool_FromLong(1)); -#else - SetFlag(PyBool_FromLong(0)); -#endif #undef SetIntFlag #undef SetDblFlag #undef SetFlag _______________________________________________ Python-checkins mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/python-checkins.python.org Member address: [email protected]
