[issue24526] Exponent function bug
Changes by bhaskar b.bhaskar.n...@gmail.com: Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file39830/pythonabc.png ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue24526 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue24526] Exponent function bug
New submission from bhaskar: the value of a -ve number when raised by a power of even number always results in a +ve number. I tried it with -1**10 , -1**2, -9**4 these all are resulting in -ve numbers which is mathematically incorrect. ps. the same example is in the attachment -- components: IDLE files: pythonabc.png messages: 245928 nosy: bhaskar priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Exponent function bug type: compile error versions: Python 3.6 Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file39829/pythonabc.png ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue24526 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue24526] Exponent function bug
R. David Murray added the comment: This bit of python's precedence rules often catches people by surprise. ** binds tighter than -, so what python is evaluating is -(1**10). -- nosy: +r.david.murray resolution: - not a bug stage: - resolved status: open - closed type: compile error - behavior ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue24526 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
