https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/920286d6b296f9971fc79e14ec22966f8f7a7b90 commit: 920286d6b296f9971fc79e14ec22966f8f7a7b90 branch: main author: W. H. Wang <[email protected]> committer: vstinner <[email protected]> date: 2025-11-07T14:34:49+01:00 summary:
Update NaNs handling description in `c-api/float.rst` (#141179) Clarified the behavior of NaNs on IEEE platforms regarding signaling and quiet NaNs. files: M Doc/c-api/float.rst diff --git a/Doc/c-api/float.rst b/Doc/c-api/float.rst index 1085c32a537071..edee498a0b80f3 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/float.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/float.rst @@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ NaNs (if such things exist on the platform) isn't handled correctly, and attempting to unpack a bytes string containing an IEEE INF or NaN will raise an exception. -Note that NaNs type may not be preserved on IEEE platforms (silent NaN become -quiet), for example on x86 systems in 32-bit mode. +Note that NaNs type may not be preserved on IEEE platforms (signaling NaN become +quiet NaN), for example on x86 systems in 32-bit mode. On non-IEEE platforms with more precision, or larger dynamic range, than IEEE 754 supports, not all values can be packed; on non-IEEE platforms with less _______________________________________________ Python-checkins mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/python-checkins.python.org Member address: [email protected]
