[Python-Dev] (-1)**(1/2)==1? (original) (raw)
Michael Walter michael.walter at gmail.com
Mon Feb 20 17:52:26 CET 2006
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(-1) ** (1./2) Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in ? ValueError: negative number cannot be raised to a fractional power
Regards, Michael
On 2/20/06, Jonathan Barbero <jonathan.barbero at gmail.com> 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.
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