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authorAntoine Pitrou <solipsis@pitrou.net>2011-12-18 00:25:27 (GMT)
committerAntoine Pitrou <solipsis@pitrou.net>2011-12-18 00:25:27 (GMT)
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Issue #13522: document error return values of some float and complex C API functions.
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-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/complex.rst8
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/float.rst2
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/complex.rst b/Doc/c-api/complex.rst
index 43dfe56..3cff88a 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/complex.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/complex.rst
@@ -63,12 +63,18 @@ pointers. This is consistent throughout the API.
Return the quotient of two complex numbers, using the C :c:type:`Py_complex`
representation.
+ If *divisor* is null, this method returns zero and sets
+ :c:data:`errno` to :c:data:`EDOM`.
+
.. c:function:: Py_complex _Py_c_pow(Py_complex num, Py_complex exp)
Return the exponentiation of *num* by *exp*, using the C :c:type:`Py_complex`
representation.
+ If :attr:`exp.imag` is not null, or :attr:`exp.real` is negative,
+ this method returns zero and sets :c:data:`errno` to :c:data:`EDOM`.
+
Complex Numbers as Python Objects
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -123,4 +129,4 @@ Complex Numbers as Python Objects
If *op* is not a Python complex number object but has a :meth:`__complex__`
method, this method will first be called to convert *op* to a Python complex
- number object.
+ number object. Upon failure, this method returns ``-1.0`` as a real value.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/float.rst b/Doc/c-api/float.rst
index 757efd3..27a75e3 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/float.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/float.rst
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ Floating Point Objects
Return a C :c:type:`double` representation of the contents of *pyfloat*. If
*pyfloat* is not a Python floating point object but has a :meth:`__float__`
method, this method will first be called to convert *pyfloat* into a float.
+ This method returns ``-1.0`` upon failure, so one should call
+ :c:func:`PyErr_Occurred` to check for errors.
.. c:function:: double PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE(PyObject *pyfloat)