changeset:   90222:dc6c2ab7fec2
user:        Mark Dickinson <dickinsm@gmail.com>
date:        Fri Apr 11 14:34:40 2014 -0400
files:       Lib/test/test_builtin.py Misc/ACKS Misc/NEWS Objects/longobject.c
description:
Issue #21193: Make (e.g.,) pow(2, -3, 5) raise ValueError rather than TypeError.  Patch by Josh Rosenberg.


diff -r a3f8afbd3973 -r dc6c2ab7fec2 Lib/test/test_builtin.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py	Fri Apr 11 14:11:34 2014 -0400
+++ b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py	Fri Apr 11 14:34:40 2014 -0400
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@
                     if isinstance(x, float) or \
                        isinstance(y, float) or \
                        isinstance(z, float):
-                        self.assertRaises(TypeError, pow, x, y, z)
+                        self.assertRaises(ValueError, pow, x, y, z)
                     else:
                         self.assertAlmostEqual(pow(x, y, z), 24.0)
 
diff -r a3f8afbd3973 -r dc6c2ab7fec2 Misc/ACKS
--- a/Misc/ACKS	Fri Apr 11 14:11:34 2014 -0400
+++ b/Misc/ACKS	Fri Apr 11 14:34:40 2014 -0400
@@ -1111,6 +1111,7 @@
 Case Roole
 Timothy Roscoe
 Erik Rose
+Josh Rosenberg
 Jim Roskind
 Brian Rosner
 Guido van Rossum
diff -r a3f8afbd3973 -r dc6c2ab7fec2 Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS	Fri Apr 11 14:11:34 2014 -0400
+++ b/Misc/NEWS	Fri Apr 11 14:34:40 2014 -0400
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #21193: pow(a, b, c) now raises ValueError rather than TypeError when b
+  is negative.  Patch by Josh Rosenberg.
+
 - PEP 465 and Issue #21176: Add the '@' operator for matrix multiplication.
 
 - Issue #21134: Fix segfault when str is called on an uninitialized
diff -r a3f8afbd3973 -r dc6c2ab7fec2 Objects/longobject.c
--- a/Objects/longobject.c	Fri Apr 11 14:11:34 2014 -0400
+++ b/Objects/longobject.c	Fri Apr 11 14:34:40 2014 -0400
@@ -3841,7 +3841,7 @@
 
     if (Py_SIZE(b) < 0) {  /* if exponent is negative */
         if (c) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "pow() 2nd argument "
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "pow() 2nd argument "
                             "cannot be negative when 3rd argument specified");
             goto Error;
         }