What does this mean in Python: sock.recvfrom(2**16) I know what sock is, and I get the gist of the recvfrom function, but what the heck is 2**16? Specifically, the two asterisk/double asterisk ope...

How are you importing math? I just tried import math and then math.sqrt which worked perfectly. Are you doing something like import math as m? If so, then you have to prefix the function with m (or …

Jan 7, 2014 · The math.pow function had (and still has) its strength in engineering applications, but for number theoretical applications, you should use the built-in pow function.

541 Python 3.5 adds the math.isclose and cmath.isclose functions as described in PEP 485. If you're using an earlier version of Python, the equivalent function is given in the documentation.

Mar 26, 2012 · 235 Python includes two functions in the math package; radians converts degrees to radians, and degrees converts radians to degrees. To match the output of your calculator you need:

Jan 20, 2022 · Python's fractions module and its class, Fraction, implement arithmetic with rational numbers. The Fraction class doesn't implement a square root operation, because most square roots …

May 5, 2017 · Elaboration: math.ceil returns the smallest integer which is greater than or equal to the input value. This function treats the input as a float (Python does not have strongly-typed variables) …

Aug 25, 2016 · How can I write 1-e^ (-value1^2/2*value2^2) in Python? I don't know how to use power operator and e.

Feb 23, 2012 · import math math.floor(3.1415) The problem with the first approach is that it return a float (namely 3.0). The second approach feels clumsy and too long. Are there alternative solutions for …

64 math.sqrt is the C implementation of square root and is therefore different from using the ** operator which implements Python's built-in pow function. Thus, using math.sqrt actually gives a different …