Re: integer exponentiation with negative exponent

[Philipp Janda <siffiejoe@...>]

Am 14.04.2014 12:28 schröbte Thomas Jericke:
> The power operater can either be:
> float ^ float -> float
> int ^ int -> int
>
> or
>
> float ^ float -> float
> int ^ int -> number
>
> Where number is defined as (float | int).
>
> I am not conviced by either option. The most consistent IMO would be an
> additional ^^ (int exponent) operator, and apply the same rules for
> power as for division.

Or maybe `math.pow` and `math.ipow`. This way you can be explicit if you 
need a certain overflow behavior.

> --
> Thomas

Philipp