siggi wrote: > Hi all, > > this is a newbie question on : > Python 2.5 (r25:51908, Sep 19 2006, 09:52:17) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on > win32 > PC with WinXP > > In > http://www.python.org/doc/2.3.5/lib/module-math.html > I read: > > "sqrt( x) Return the square root of x." > > Now the test for module math with function pow(): > --------------------------------------------------- >>>> pow(9,9) > 387420489 > > Fine, but sqrt() fails: > -------------------
BTW note that (of course) you can write pow(x,.5) or x**.5 for sqrt(x) without any preliminary import statement -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
