On 5/24/2016 10:03 AM, Marten van Kerkwijk wrote:
The error on int ** (-int) is OK with me too (even though I prefer just 
returning floats).


What exactly is the argument against *always* returning float
(even for positive integer exponents)?  Relevant context is:

- int ** int will often ("usually") overflow
- a numpy function cd meet specialized exponentiation needs

Thanks,
Alan Isaac

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