From 4aa63d65a9971d14f1a2131b989dca0dab514a9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rory Yorke Date: Sat, 15 May 2021 00:01:48 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] bpo-44072: fix Complex, Integral docs for `**` (GH-25986) In numbers module docstrings and docs. --- Doc/library/numbers.rst | 9 +++++---- Lib/numbers.py | 8 ++++++-- .../2021-05-08-09-48-05.bpo-44072.fb2x5I.rst | 2 ++ 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) create mode 100644 Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2021-05-08-09-48-05.bpo-44072.fb2x5I.rst diff --git a/Doc/library/numbers.rst b/Doc/library/numbers.rst index 1b594952ead..d37123c3547 100644 --- a/Doc/library/numbers.rst +++ b/Doc/library/numbers.rst @@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ The numeric tower Subclasses of this type describe complex numbers and include the operations that work on the built-in :class:`complex` type. These are: conversions to :class:`complex` and :class:`bool`, :attr:`.real`, :attr:`.imag`, ``+``, - ``-``, ``*``, ``/``, :func:`abs`, :meth:`conjugate`, ``==``, and ``!=``. All - except ``-`` and ``!=`` are abstract. + ``-``, ``*``, ``/``, ``**``, :func:`abs`, :meth:`conjugate`, ``==``, and + ``!=``. All except ``-`` and ``!=`` are abstract. .. attribute:: real @@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ The numeric tower Subtypes :class:`Rational` and adds a conversion to :class:`int`. Provides defaults for :func:`float`, :attr:`~Rational.numerator`, and - :attr:`~Rational.denominator`. Adds abstract methods for ``**`` and - bit-string operations: ``<<``, ``>>``, ``&``, ``^``, ``|``, ``~``. + :attr:`~Rational.denominator`. Adds abstract methods for :func:`pow` with + modulus and bit-string operations: ``<<``, ``>>``, ``&``, ``^``, ``|``, + ``~``. Notes for type implementors diff --git a/Lib/numbers.py b/Lib/numbers.py index ed815ef41eb..5b98e642083 100644 --- a/Lib/numbers.py +++ b/Lib/numbers.py @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Complex(Number): """Complex defines the operations that work on the builtin complex type. In short, those are: a conversion to complex, .real, .imag, +, -, - *, /, abs(), .conjugate, ==, and !=. + *, /, **, abs(), .conjugate, ==, and !=. If it is given heterogeneous arguments, and doesn't have special knowledge about them, it should fall back to the builtin complex @@ -292,7 +292,11 @@ class Rational(Real): class Integral(Rational): - """Integral adds a conversion to int and the bit-string operations.""" + """Integral adds methods that work on integral numbers. + + In short, these are conversion to int, pow with modulus, and the + bit-string operations. + """ __slots__ = () diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2021-05-08-09-48-05.bpo-44072.fb2x5I.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2021-05-08-09-48-05.bpo-44072.fb2x5I.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a5b0c95d85e --- /dev/null +++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2021-05-08-09-48-05.bpo-44072.fb2x5I.rst @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +Correct where in the numeric ABC hierarchy ``**`` support is added, i.e., in +numbers.Complex, not numbers.Integral.