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-rw-r--r--Modules/mathmodule.c33
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/mathmodule.c b/Modules/mathmodule.c
index 7282393..f8d5f84 100644
--- a/Modules/mathmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/mathmodule.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ is_error(double x)
* the result for zero suffices to distinguish the cases).
*/
if (x)
- PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError,
+ PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError,
"math range error");
else
result = 0;
@@ -109,25 +109,28 @@ math_2(PyObject *args, double (*func) (double, double), char *argsfmt)
static char math_##funcname##_doc [] = docstring;
FUNC1(acos, acos,
- "acos(x)\n\nReturn the arc cosine of x.")
+ "acos(x)\n\nReturn the arc cosine (measured in radians) of x.")
FUNC1(asin, asin,
- "asin(x)\n\nReturn the arc sine of x.")
+ "asin(x)\n\nReturn the arc sine (measured in radians) of x.")
FUNC1(atan, atan,
- "atan(x)\n\nReturn the arc tangent of x.")
+ "atan(x)\n\nReturn the arc tangent (measured in radians) of x.")
FUNC2(atan2, atan2,
- "atan2(y, x)\n\nReturn atan(y/x).")
+ "atan2(y, x)\n\nReturn the arc tangent (measured in radians) of y/x.\n"
+ "Unlike atan(y/x), the signs of both x and y are considered.")
FUNC1(ceil, ceil,
- "ceil(x)\n\nReturn the ceiling of x as a real.")
+ "ceil(x)\n\nReturn the ceiling of x as a float.\n"
+ "This is the smallest integral value >= x.")
FUNC1(cos, cos,
- "cos(x)\n\nReturn the cosine of x.")
+ "cos(x)\n\nReturn the cosine of x (measured in radians).")
FUNC1(cosh, cosh,
"cosh(x)\n\nReturn the hyperbolic cosine of x.")
FUNC1(exp, exp,
"exp(x)\n\nReturn e raised to the power of x.")
FUNC1(fabs, fabs,
- "fabs(x)\n\nReturn the absolute value of the real x.")
+ "fabs(x)\n\nReturn the absolute value of the float x.")
FUNC1(floor, floor,
- "floor(x)\n\nReturn the floor of x as a real.")
+ "floor(x)\n\nReturn the floor of x as a float.\n"
+ "This is the largest integral value <= x.")
FUNC2(fmod, fmod,
"fmod(x,y)\n\nReturn fmod(x, y), according to platform C."
" x % y may differ.")
@@ -139,19 +142,19 @@ FUNC1(log10, log10,
"log10(x)\n\nReturn the base-10 logarithm of x.")
#ifdef MPW_3_1 /* This hack is needed for MPW 3.1 but not for 3.2 ... */
FUNC2(pow, power,
- "pow(x,y)\n\nReturn x**y.")
+ "pow(x,y)\n\nReturn x**y (x to the power of y).")
#else
FUNC2(pow, pow,
- "pow(x,y)\n\nReturn x**y.")
+ "pow(x,y)\n\nReturn x**y (x to the power of y).")
#endif
FUNC1(sin, sin,
- "sin(x)\n\nReturn the sine of x.")
+ "sin(x)\n\nReturn the sine of x (measured in radians).")
FUNC1(sinh, sinh,
"sinh(x)\n\nReturn the hyperbolic sine of x.")
FUNC1(sqrt, sqrt,
"sqrt(x)\n\nReturn the square root of x.")
FUNC1(tan, tan,
- "tan(x)\n\nReturn the tangent of x.")
+ "tan(x)\n\nReturn the tangent of x (measured in radians).")
FUNC1(tanh, tanh,
"tanh(x)\n\nReturn the hyperbolic tangent of x.")
@@ -198,7 +201,7 @@ math_ldexp(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
return PyFloat_FromDouble(x);
}
-static char math_ldexp_doc [] =
+static char math_ldexp_doc [] =
"ldexp_doc(x, i)\n\
\n\
Return x * (2**i).";
@@ -270,7 +273,7 @@ DL_EXPORT(void)
initmath(void)
{
PyObject *m, *d, *v;
-
+
m = Py_InitModule3("math", math_methods, module_doc);
d = PyModule_GetDict(m);