[issue10061] ** operator yielding wrong result for negative numbers

[Senthil Kumaran]

Senthil Kumaran <orsenthil at gmail.com> added the comment:

It's to do with operator precedence.
** takes higher precedence than negative.

http://docs.python.org/reference/expressions.html#Summary


(-5) ** 4 will give what you are looking for.

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nosy: +orsenthil
resolution:  -> invalid
stage:  -> committed/rejected
status: open -> closed

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