[Python-Dev] return type of __complex__

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:02:17 +1100
Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> wrote:
> 
> In Python 3.3, math.pow is the builtin pow. Presumably for backwards
> compatibility reasons when they were different? If so, it was a LONG
> time ago:
> 
> [steve at ando ~]$ python1.5
> Python 1.5.2 (#1, Aug 27 2012, 09:09:18)  [GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-52)] on linux2
> Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
> >>> import math
> >>> math.pow
> <built-in function pow>

You are being too optimistic:

>>> pow
<built-in function pow>
>>> math.pow
<built-in function pow>
>>> pow is math.pow
False


Regards

Antoine.