How can I rewrite this for use in a for loop?
# X to the Y
result = (X**Y)
print (result)
I know how to perform the for loop function but I can't remember how to write the exponents.
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2`math.pow(x, y)`? Although what is wrong with `x**y`, that works in python as well. – user3483203 Jan 24 '18 at 15:55
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Perhaps you could update your question with a for loop, even if it performs the wrong calculation. – quamrana Jan 24 '18 at 15:55
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2I don't know what you're asking. What do you mean "for use in a for loop"? What is the loop going to do? – John Kugelman Jan 24 '18 at 15:56
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Just a basic for loop this is not for any particular project i'm just trying to get back in the swing of python before i start my new job. – t.waters Jan 24 '18 at 15:59
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It seems to me that there are several ways of calculating an exponent in Python.
Some are covered in answers to this question.
# use X ** Y
print(X ** Y)
# use math.pow
print(math.pow(X,Y))
# use numpy
print(np.exp(X,Y))
# use a for loop
def pow(base, exponent): # integer exponent only
ret = 1
for _ in range(exponent):
ret *= base
return ret
print(pow(X,Y))
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