[issue29389] math.isclose signature contains incorrect start parameter

Changes by Ammar Askar : -- resolution: -> not a bug stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___

[issue29389] math.isclose signature contains incorrect start parameter

Shmuel Amar added the comment: ok thanks i think it can be closed -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue29389] math.isclose signature contains incorrect start parameter

Mark Dickinson added the comment: I think you're misreading the signature. The '*' is not a parameter in its own right; it's a piece of syntax marking the end of the positional parameters. Everything following that can only be passed by keyword. See PEP 3102 for an explanation of the syntax.

[issue29389] math.isclose signature contains incorrect start parameter

Shmuel Amar added the comment: documentation of math.isclose() signature on https://docs.python.org/3/library/math.html#math.isclose is as follows: math.isclose(a, b, *, rel_tol=1e-09, abs_tol=0.0) the third star '*' argument is not allowed inside the function:

[issue29389] math.isclose signature contains incorrect start parameter

New submission from Shmuel Amar: documentation of math.isclose() signature on https://docs.python.org/3/library/math.html#math.isclose is as follows: math.isclose(a, b, *, rel_tol=1e-09, abs_tol=0.0) the third star '*' argument is not allowed inside the function: