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Title: 0 ** 0 documentation
Type: enhancement Stage:
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 2.5
process
Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: georg.brandl Nosy List: facundobatista, georg.brandl, gvanrossum, jimjjewett
Priority: low Keywords:

Created on 2007-11-26 21:19 by jimjjewett, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (3)
msg57855 - (view) Author: Jim Jewett (jimjjewett) Date: 2007-11-26 21:19
http://docs.python.org/lib/typesnumeric.html contains a table listing the 
mathematical operators.  Please add a note to the final row (x ** y meaning	
x to the power y) indicating that Python has chosen to define 0**0==1
Note 6:  Python defines 0**0 to be 1.  For background, please see http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponentiation#Zero_to_the_zero_power

This doc change should have prevented issue 1461; I *think* there have been 
similar issues in the past.
msg57857 - (view) Author: Guido van Rossum (gvanrossum) * (Python committer) Date: 2007-11-26 22:05
(Can you also submit a doc fix that would have prevented issue 1500? :-)
msg59386 - (view) Author: Georg Brandl (georg.brandl) * (Python committer) Date: 2008-01-06 15:42
Fixed in r59774.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:28adminsetgithub: 45842
2008-01-06 15:42:01georg.brandlsetstatus: open -> closed
assignee: facundobatista -> georg.brandl
resolution: fixed
messages: + msg59386
nosy: + georg.brandl
2007-12-13 20:15:44facundobatistasetassignee: facundobatista
nosy: + facundobatista
2007-11-26 22:05:07gvanrossumsetpriority: low
nosy: + gvanrossum
messages: + msg57857
2007-11-26 21:19:32jimjjewettcreate