[Python-Dev] Why no math.fac?

Greg Ewing greg@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz
Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:58:10 +1200 (NZST)


Gerhard =?iso-8859-1?Q?H=E4ring?= <haering_python@gmx.de>:

> Any reason why there isn't any factorial function in the math
> module?

Probably because there isn't one in the C math library. :-)

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