diff -r ea421c534305 Doc/c-api/complex.rst
--- a/Doc/c-api/complex.rst	Sat Dec 17 07:08:30 2011 +0100
+++ b/Doc/c-api/complex.rst	Sat Dec 17 23:21:22 2011 +0100
@@ -61,13 +61,15 @@
 .. c:function:: Py_complex _Py_c_quot(Py_complex dividend, Py_complex divisor)
 
    Return the quotient of two complex numbers, using the C :c:type:`Py_complex`
-   representation.
+   representation. If ``divisor`` is null, this method returns zero and sets
+   ``errno`` to ``EDOM``. 
 
 
 .. c:function:: Py_complex _Py_c_pow(Py_complex num, Py_complex exp)
 
    Return the exponentiation of *num* by *exp*, using the C :c:type:`Py_complex`
-   representation.
+   representation. If ``exp.imag`` is not null, or ``exp.real`` is negative,
+   this method returns zero and sets ``errno`` to ``EDOM``.
 
 
 Complex Numbers as Python Objects
@@ -123,4 +125,4 @@
 
    If *op* is not a Python complex number object but has a :meth:`__complex__`
    method, this method will first be called to convert *op* to a Python complex
-   number object.
+   number object. Upon failure, this method returns ``-1.0`` as a real value. 
diff -r ea421c534305 Doc/c-api/float.rst
--- a/Doc/c-api/float.rst	Sat Dec 17 07:08:30 2011 +0100
+++ b/Doc/c-api/float.rst	Sat Dec 17 23:21:22 2011 +0100
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
    Return a C :c:type:`double` representation of the contents of *pyfloat*.  If
    *pyfloat* is not a Python floating point object but has a :meth:`__float__`
    method, this method will first be called to convert *pyfloat* into a float.
+   This method returns ``-1.0`` upon failure, so one should call
+   :c:func:`PyErr_Occured` to check for errors.
 
 
 .. c:function:: double PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE(PyObject *pyfloat)