RELEASED: Python 2.2.1c1
Michael Hudson
mwh at python.net
Tue Mar 19 13:55:11 EST 2002
Steven Majewski <sdm7g at Virginia.EDU> writes:
> I got the same on my osx build.
> Specifically: math.sqrt( -1 ) returns NaN.
Yes, it seems BSD libm returns NaN and does not set errno when
sqrt(-1) is called.
That's good -- this is the sort of thing I was hoping to learn.
People can stop reporting this particular case of it now though,
thanks.
Cheers,
M.
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