changeset:   102834:902e82f71880
parent:      102832:485d7c341386
parent:      102833:7eea5b87f5fa
user:        Mark Dickinson <dickinsm@gmail.com>
date:        Mon Aug 22 10:56:06 2016 +0100
files:       Lib/fractions.py Lib/test/test_fractions.py Misc/ACKS Misc/NEWS
description:
Issue #27539: Merge from 3.5.


diff -r 485d7c341386 -r 902e82f71880 Lib/fractions.py
--- a/Lib/fractions.py	Sun Aug 21 20:52:26 2016 -0700
+++ b/Lib/fractions.py	Mon Aug 22 10:56:06 2016 +0100
@@ -460,10 +460,14 @@
                     return Fraction(a._numerator ** power,
                                     a._denominator ** power,
                                     _normalize=False)
-                else:
+                elif a._numerator >= 0:
                     return Fraction(a._denominator ** -power,
                                     a._numerator ** -power,
                                     _normalize=False)
+                else:
+                    return Fraction((-a._denominator) ** -power,
+                                    (-a._numerator) ** -power,
+                                    _normalize=False)
             else:
                 # A fractional power will generally produce an
                 # irrational number.
diff -r 485d7c341386 -r 902e82f71880 Lib/test/test_fractions.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_fractions.py	Sun Aug 21 20:52:26 2016 -0700
+++ b/Lib/test/test_fractions.py	Mon Aug 22 10:56:06 2016 +0100
@@ -356,6 +356,19 @@
         z = pow(F(-1), F(1, 2))
         self.assertAlmostEqual(z.real, 0)
         self.assertEqual(z.imag, 1)
+        # Regression test for #27539.
+        p = F(-1, 2) ** 0
+        self.assertEqual(p, F(1, 1))
+        self.assertEqual(p.numerator, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(p.denominator, 1)
+        p = F(-1, 2) ** -1
+        self.assertEqual(p, F(-2, 1))
+        self.assertEqual(p.numerator, -2)
+        self.assertEqual(p.denominator, 1)
+        p = F(-1, 2) ** -2
+        self.assertEqual(p, F(4, 1))
+        self.assertEqual(p.numerator, 4)
+        self.assertEqual(p.denominator, 1)
 
     def testMixedArithmetic(self):
         self.assertTypedEquals(F(11, 10), F(1, 10) + 1)
diff -r 485d7c341386 -r 902e82f71880 Misc/ACKS
--- a/Misc/ACKS	Sun Aug 21 20:52:26 2016 -0700
+++ b/Misc/ACKS	Mon Aug 22 10:56:06 2016 +0100
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@
 Ralph Butler
 Laurent De Buyst
 Zach Byrne
+Vedran Čačić
 Nicolas Cadou
 Jp Calderone
 Arnaud Calmettes
diff -r 485d7c341386 -r 902e82f71880 Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS	Sun Aug 21 20:52:26 2016 -0700
+++ b/Misc/NEWS	Mon Aug 22 10:56:06 2016 +0100
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #27539: Fix unnormalised ``Fraction.__pow__`` result in the case
+  of negative exponent and negative base.
+
 - Issue #21718: cursor.description is now available for queries using CTEs.
 
 - Issue #27819: In distutils sdists, simply produce the "gztar" (gzipped tar