On 2023-03-31 07:39:25 +0100, Barry wrote:
> On 30 Mar 2023, at 22:30, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > It's called math.pow. That on its own should be a strong indication
> > that it's designed to work with floats.
> 
> So long as you know that the math module is provided to give access
> the C math.h functions.
> 

Well, that's the first line in the docs:

| This module provides access to the mathematical functions defined by
| the C standard.

Of course a Python programmer may not necessarily know what mathematical
functions the C standard defines or even what C is.

        hp

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