Hi All, I've been thinking about this some (a lot) more and have an alternate proposal for the behavior of the `**` operator
- if both base and power are numpy/python scalar integers, convert to python integers and call the `**` operator. That would solve both the precision and compatibility problems and I think is the option of least surprise. For those who need type preservation and modular arithmetic, the np.power function remains, although the type conversions can be surpirising as it seems that the base and power should play different roles in determining the type, at least to me. - Array, 0-d or not, are treated differently from scalars and integers raised to negative integer powers always raise an error. I think this solves most problems and would not be difficult to implement. Thoughts? Chuck
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