[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #301: Make power and divide return floats from int inputs (like true_divide) (was: power with negative argument returns 0)

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#301: Make power and divide return floats from int inputs (like true_divide)
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 Reporter:  stefan       |       Owner:  somebody      
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  needs_decision
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Unscheduled   
Component:  numpy.core   |     Version:                
 Keywords:               |  
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Changes (by mwiebe):

  * milestone:  1.5.1 => Unscheduled


Comment:

 Maybe a way to deal with this would be to have overload resolution like:

 int ** uint -> int
 int ** (non-negative int scalar) -> int
 int ** int -> float
 int ** float -> float

 But, that might be too subtle, and having just one behavior might be good.

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