From 1242c53fae905f0ce5238cd01002a544228806d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aditya Borikar Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2024 03:44:42 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] gh-110383: Clarify "non-integral" wording in pow() docs (#119688) --- Doc/library/functions.rst | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst index 4617767a71be18a..1d82f92ea67857f 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -1561,7 +1561,9 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. returns ``100``, but ``pow(10, -2)`` returns ``0.01``. For a negative base of type :class:`int` or :class:`float` and a non-integral exponent, a complex result is delivered. For example, ``pow(-9, 0.5)`` returns a value close - to ``3j``. + to ``3j``. Whereas, for a negative base of type :class:`int` or :class:`float` + with an integral exponent, a float result is delivered. For example, + ``pow(-9, 2.0)`` returns ``81.0``. For :class:`int` operands *base* and *exp*, if *mod* is present, *mod* must also be of integer type and *mod* must be nonzero. If *mod* is present and