Use fuzzy comparison from test_support to compare outcome of
pow(x,y,z) to pow(x,y)%z.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pow.py b/Lib/test/test_pow.py
index 03f7314..fc67253 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pow.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pow.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
import sys
+import test_support
def powtest(type):
if (type!=float):
@@ -27,8 +28,10 @@
il, ih = -20, 20
jl, jh = -5, 5
kl, kh = -10, 10
+ compare = cmp
if (type==float):
il=1
+ compare = test_support.fcmp
elif (type==int):
jl=0
elif (type==long):
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@
for j in range(jl,jh+1):
for k in range(kl, kh+1):
if (k!=0):
- if (pow(type(i),j,k)!=pow(type(i),j)% type(k) ):
+ if compare(pow(type(i),j,k), pow(type(i),j)% type(k)):
raise ValueError, "pow(" +str(i)+ "," +str(j)+ \
"," +str(k)+ ") != pow(" +str(i)+ "," + \
str(j)+ ") % " +str(k)