[issue27412] float('∞') returns 8.0

[Ashwini Chaudhary]

Ashwini Chaudhary added the comment:

float('∞') raised ValueError as expected: ValueError: could not convert string to float: '∞'

I am not sure how you ended up with 8.0.

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nosy: +ashwch

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