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Python math - inf



The Python math.inf returns a floating-point positive infinity. For negative infinity -math.inf can be used. It is equivalent to the output of float('inf').

Syntax

#New in version 3.5
math.inf

Parameters

No parameter is required.

Return Value

Returns a floating-point positive infinity.

Example:

The example below shows the usage of math.inf.

import math

#print the positive infinity
print(math.inf)

#print the negative infinity
print(-math.inf)

The output of the above code will be:

inf
-inf

❮ Python Math Module