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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1995-01-04 19:17:34 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1995-01-04 19:17:34 (GMT)
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@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ They are:
\code{floor(\varvars{x})},
\code{fmod(\varvars{x\, y})},
\code{frexp(\varvars{x})},
+\code{hypot(\varvars{x\, y})},
\code{ldexp(\varvars{x\, y})},
\code{log(\varvars{x})},
\code{log10(\varvars{x})},
@@ -61,6 +62,9 @@ pattern than their C equivalents: they take a single argument and
return a pair of values, rather than returning their second return
value through an `output parameter' (there is no such thing in Python).
+The \code{hypot} function, which is not standard C, is not available
+on all platforms.
+
The module also defines two mathematical constants:
\iftexi
\begin{datadesc}{pi}