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diff --git a/Include/pymath.h b/Include/pymath.h
index 772b67e4977..4c1e3d99848 100644
--- a/Include/pymath.h
+++ b/Include/pymath.h
@@ -39,27 +39,24 @@
// Return 1 if float or double arg is neither infinite nor NAN, else 0.
#define Py_IS_FINITE(X) isfinite(X)
-/* HUGE_VAL is supposed to expand to a positive double infinity. Python
- * uses Py_HUGE_VAL instead because some platforms are broken in this
- * respect. We used to embed code in pyport.h to try to worm around that,
- * but different platforms are broken in conflicting ways. If you're on
- * a platform where HUGE_VAL is defined incorrectly, fiddle your Python
- * config to #define Py_HUGE_VAL to something that works on your platform.
+// Py_INFINITY: Value that evaluates to a positive double infinity.
+#ifndef Py_INFINITY
+# define Py_INFINITY ((double)INFINITY)
+#endif
+
+/* Py_HUGE_VAL should always be the same as Py_INFINITY. But historically
+ * this was not reliable and Python did not require IEEE floats and C99
+ * conformity. Prefer Py_INFINITY for new code.
*/
#ifndef Py_HUGE_VAL
# define Py_HUGE_VAL HUGE_VAL
#endif
-// Py_NAN: Value that evaluates to a quiet Not-a-Number (NaN).
+/* Py_NAN: Value that evaluates to a quiet Not-a-Number (NaN). The sign is
+ * undefined and normally not relevant, but e.g. fixed for float("nan").
+ */
#if !defined(Py_NAN)
-# if _Py__has_builtin(__builtin_nan)
- // Built-in implementation of the ISO C99 function nan(): quiet NaN.
-# define Py_NAN (__builtin_nan(""))
-#else
- // Use C99 NAN constant: quiet Not-A-Number.
- // NAN is a float, Py_NAN is a double: cast to double.
# define Py_NAN ((double)NAN)
-# endif
#endif
#endif /* Py_PYMATH_H */