complex numbers in Python

[Wes Loewer]

In Python on my computer,

Code:

complex("1.2+3.4j")
complex("1.2-3.4j")

return

Code:

(1.2+3.4j)
(1.2-3.4j)

as expected.

However, in Python on the Prime, these give a "ValueError: invalid syntax for number" error message.

Interestingly,

Code:

complex("1.2")
complex("3.4j")

correctly return

Code:

(1.2+0j)
(3.4j)

Even

Code:

complex("1.2+0j")
complex("(1.2+0j)")

both fail.

Code:

complex("1.2")+complex("3.4j")

correctly returns

Code:

(1.2+3.4j)

but I'd rather not have to do that sort of processing unnecessarily.

Is this a microPython issue or a Prime issue? Or am I doing something completely wrong?