>>> 1/2 0 >>> (-1) ** (1./2) Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? ValueError: negative number cannot be raised to a fractional power
Regards, Michael On 2/20/06, Jonathan Barbero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello! > My name is Jonathan, i´m new with Python. > > I try this in the command line: > > >>> (-1)**(1/2) > 1 > > This is wrong, i think it must throw an exception. > What do you think? > > Bye. > Jonathan. > > > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/michael.walter%40gmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
