16 lines
397 B
Python
16 lines
397 B
Python
MULTIPLY = lambda x, y: x*y
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class num(float):
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# the following method has complexity O(b)
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# rather than O(log b) via the rapid exponentiation
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def __pow__(self, b):
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return reduce(MULTIPLY, [self]*b, 1)
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# works with ints as function or operator
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print num(2).__pow__(3)
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print num(2) ** 3
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# works with floats as function or operator
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print num(2.3).__pow__(8)
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print num(2.3) ** 8
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