#11779: python ints vs sage ints with respect to powers weirdness
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   Reporter:  dimpase           |          Owner:  AlexGhitza  
       Type:  defect            |         Status:  needs_review
   Priority:  major             |      Milestone:  sage-4.7.2  
  Component:  basic arithmetic  |       Keywords:              
Work_issues:                    |       Upstream:  N/A         
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Comment(by leif):

 So what do you expect the result types to be?

 IMHO the fact that `3r^3` yields a Python `int` is pretty correct; with
 negative exponents the interpretation is less straightforward.

 I'd interpret `int(x)^(-any)` as `(int(1)/int(x))^(any)`, so the result
 should be `float` if `any` is positive.

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