Re: Why does 12345 raise a MemoryError?

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On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Alex <foo@email.invalid> wrote:
> Given that
>
>   3
>  5
> 4
>
> (i.e.: 4**5**3) is transitive, I would have expected Python to exhibit
> more consistency with the other operators. I guess that is one of the
> foolish consistencies that comprise the hobgoblins of my little mind,
> though.

Not sure what you mean by transitive here. Certainly (4**5)**3 and
4**(5**3) are not the same value.

ChrisA

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Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? morphex <morphex@gmail.com> - 2013-03-30 23:56 -0700
  Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-03-31 07:33 +0000
    Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-03-31 03:48 -0400
    Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? morphex <morphex@gmail.com> - 2013-03-31 05:07 -0700
      Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2013-03-31 08:43 -0400
        Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-31 09:15 -0400
          Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Jason Swails <jason.swails@gmail.com> - 2013-03-31 10:03 -0400
      Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-31 09:04 -0400
      Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2013-04-01 21:45 -0700
        Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-02 17:16 +1100
        Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2013-04-02 12:56 +0000
    Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-31 08:59 -0400
  Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-03-31 03:34 -0400
    Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? "Alex" <foo@email.invalid> - 2013-03-31 22:06 +0000
      Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-01 09:28 +1100
        Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? "Alex" <foo@email.invalid> - 2013-04-01 00:39 +0000
          Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-01 11:58 +1100
          Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-04-01 04:16 +0000
            Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-04-01 07:48 -0400
          Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2013-04-02 08:40 +0100
      Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-01 09:32 +1100
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