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Is there a preferred way to intercept floating point exceptions in
python extensions? I assume one should be careful to restore any
existing error handler. Does python have a standard mechanism for
setting up fpu control words etc?
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Robin Becker

In article <mailman.1058119520.21914.python->, Tim Peters
<> writes
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>Python itself assumes that no-stop mode is in effect (the IEEE-754 mandated
>default: all FPU traps are disabled).
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That at least makes resetting easy when one can do it.



I guessed all Python floating point ops are tested either pre or post
for the correct outcome, but then I tried

>>> a=1e290
>>> a
1.0000000000000001e+290
>>> a*a1.#INF
>>>

so I suppose only the obvious things are tested.
-it's hard being an fpu'ly yrs-
Robin Becker