RELEASED: Python 2.2.1c1

Steven Majewski sdm7g at Virginia.EDU
Tue Mar 19 11:30:19 EST 2002


On Mon, 18 Mar 2002, Skip Montanaro wrote:

   ...
>     sinh
>     sqrt
>     tan
>     tanh
>     exceptions
>     Traceback (most recent call last):
>       File "Lib/test/test_math.py", line 195, in ?
>         test_exceptions()
>       File "Lib/test/test_math.py", line 192, in test_exceptions
>         raise TestFailed("sqrt(-1) didn't raise ValueError")
>     test_support.TestFailed: sqrt(-1) didn't raise ValueError
>

I got the same on my osx build.
Specifically: math.sqrt( -1 ) returns NaN.


When I do:
	import fpectl
	fpectl.turnon_sigfpe()
I get:
	'Operation not implemented'


Are those two connected?


-- Steve Majewski






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