New submission from Chris Ward <cward...@gmail.com>: When using exponentiation interactively in the python shell, it returns all negative results when a negative number is the input. For example:
-4 ** 2 will return -16 -4 ** 2 should evaluate as -4 * -4, which correctly returns 16 This does not occur when using the 'Run Module' feature of IDLE and the exponentiation is processed from the module, it only seems to occur when directly typed into the interactive prompt. I couldn't find anything to suggest this is expected behavior. Using pow() from the prompt returns the correct result, so it only happens in this one situation. Obviously this is low priority since it only affects the prompt and there's a working alternative, but I figured I'd report it anyways. :) ---------- components: IDLE messages: 102681 nosy: CWardUSC severity: normal status: open title: Negative exponentiation behaving oddly in python shell type: behavior versions: Python 3.1 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue8353> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
