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| Date | 2013-02-05 14:05 +0100 |
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| From | Stefan Krah <stefan@bytereef.org> |
| Subject | Re: Decimal 0**0 |
| References | <5110fa5c$0$29982$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.1364.1360069967.2939.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote: > Does anyone have an explanation why Decimal 0**0 behaves so differently from > float 0**0? > > Tested in both Python 2.7 and 3.3, float 0**0 returns 1, as I would expect: The behavior follows the specification: http://speleotrove.com/decimal/daops.html#refpower Why exactly the decision was made I cannot say. Stefan Krah
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Decimal 0**0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-02-05 23:26 +1100
Re: Decimal 0**0 Stefan Krah <stefan@bytereef.org> - 2013-02-05 14:05 +0100
Re: Decimal 0**0 Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2013-02-06 21:47 -0800
Re: Decimal 0**0 Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-02-07 03:38 -0500
Re: Decimal 0**0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-02-08 10:31 +1100
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