Am 14.03.2008 09:40, Alan Gauld schrieb: >>> Why can you not use something like: >>> >>>>>> hypotenuse = hyp_squared**1/2 > > And for completeness that could also be written: > > hypotenuse = pow(hyp_squared,1/2) > > Again, without the need to import math. > But beware of the integer divison in Python:
>>> pow(2,1/2) 1 >>> pow(2,.5) 1.4142135623730951 >>> pow(2,1.0/2) 1.4142135623730951 _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
