[issue15438] document that math.pow is inappropriate for integers

Mark Dickinson added the comment: Thanks, Ezio; I didn't get around to dealing with this as quickly as I meant to. -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue15438] document that math.pow is inappropriate for integers

Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset ad0712f4b3e0 by Ezio Melotti in branch '2.7': #15438: add a note to math.pow() that suggests using **/pow() for integers. Patch by Mark Dickinson. http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/ad0712f4b3e0 New changeset 7d95a0aa6b5a by Ezio Melotti in branch '

[issue15438] document that math.pow is inappropriate for integers

Changes by Ezio Melotti : -- resolution: -> fixed stage: commit review -> committed/rejected status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ __

[issue15438] document that math.pow is inappropriate for integers

Ezio Melotti added the comment: LGTM. (Maybe build the doc and double check that all the links are correct before committing.) -- stage: needs patch -> commit review ___ Python tracker

[issue15438] document that math.pow is inappropriate for integers

Mark Dickinson added the comment: Whoops. Removing a bonus non-grammatical 'function'. -- Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file29034/issue15438_3.patch ___ Python tracker ___

[issue15438] document that math.pow is inappropriate for integers

Mark Dickinson added the comment: Updated patch. Thanks Ezio and David for reviewing. -- assignee: -> mark.dickinson priority: low -> normal Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file29033/issue15438_2.patch ___ Python tracker

[issue15438] document that math.pow is inappropriate for integers

R. David Murray added the comment: I don't think it should be .. note, but otherwise it looks fine to me. -- ___ Python tracker ___ __

[issue15438] document that math.pow is inappropriate for integers

Mark Dickinson added the comment: > Anyone wants to suggest a specific wording? How about the attached patch? -- keywords: +patch Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file28870/issue15438.patch ___ Python tracker __

[issue15438] document that math.pow is inappropriate for integers

Ezio Melotti added the comment: > Well, the math.pow() doc could use a "seealso" pointing to the built-in > pow() function perhaps. Pointing to ``**`` is probably better. I think that a simple note that mentions the ** operator and when it's better to use it (and possibly the limitations of mat

[issue15438] document that math.pow is inappropriate for integers

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Antoine Pitrou added the comment: Changing the incredible issue title :-) -- title: Incredible issue in math.pow -> document that math.pow is inappropriate for integers ___ Python tracker _