[ python-Bugs-1025872 ] X to the power of 0 may give wrong answer

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Bugs item #1025872, was opened at 2004-09-10 23:53
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Category: Python Interpreter Core
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Nick Coghlan (ncoghlan)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: X to the power of 0 may give wrong answer

Initial Comment:
According to Python 2.3 and 2.4, -1 ** 0 = -1 ! It
appears to do this for any negative value.

The answer to x ** 0 should be 1, regardless of the
sign of x.

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