On Numbers

[Erik Max Francis]

Steve Holden wrote:

>   >>> import cmath
>   >>> cmath.sqrt(-1)
> 1j
>   >>>
> 
> Indeed. But even exponentiation can come respectably close:
> 
>   >>> (-1+0j)**0.5
> (6.123233995736766e-17+1j)

Oh, no doubt.  I was just pointing out that cmath.sqrt is what you want 
if you really do want the complex result rather than the principal real one.

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