#14875: Use float('inf') instead of float('1e66666') in the json module.

ezio-melotti · ezio-melotti · commit 898d51da4d2d · 2012-05-21T17:49:06.000-06:00
diff --git a/Lib/json/encoder.py b/Lib/json/encoder.py
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
     ESCAPE_DCT.setdefault(chr(i), '\\u{0:04x}'.format(i))
     #ESCAPE_DCT.setdefault(chr(i), '\\u%04x' % (i,))
 
-# Assume this produces an infinity on all machines (probably not guaranteed)
-INFINITY = float('1e66666')
+INFINITY = float('inf')
 FLOAT_REPR = repr
 
 def encode_basestring(s):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #14875: Use float('inf') instead of float('1e66666') in the json module.
+
 - Issue #14426: Correct the Date format in Expires attribute of Set-Cookie
   Header in Cookie.py.
 
