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spec: add abs(int or float) function to compute absolute value #183

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adonovan opened this issue Mar 11, 2021 · 0 comments
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spec: add abs(int or float) function to compute absolute value #183

adonovan opened this issue Mar 11, 2021 · 0 comments

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adonovan commented Mar 11, 2021 •
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We should add abs to the set of "universal" predeclared functions, following Python3. It would return the absolute magnitude of its argument, preserving type (float or int), unlike Python3's math.fabs, which always returns a float.

Context: google/starlark-go#357 (comment)
@adonovan adonovan changed the title spec: add abs() function to compute absolute value spec: add abs(int or float) function to compute absolute value Mar 11, 2021
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