New submission from Tim Delaney: The int() documentation (section 2.1) does not specify the default radix used. Alternatively, it does not specify the default behaviour for string parsing.
Experimentally, it's parsing with a default radix of 10 - I recall in an earlier version of Python it parsed with a default radix of zero (i.e. dependent on the string contents). I would suggest the following text: int( [x[, radix]]) Convert a string or number to a plain integer. If the argument is a string, it must contain a possibly signed decimal number representable as a Python integer, possibly embedded in whitespace. The radix parameter gives the base for the conversion and may be any integer in the range [2, 36], or zero. If radix is zero, the proper radix is guessed based on the contents of string; the interpretation is the same as for integer literals. If radix is specified and x is not a string, TypeError is raised. If radix is not specified, and x is a string, the interpretation is as if a radix of 10 was specified. Otherwise, the argument may be a plain or long integer or a floating point number. Conversion of floating point numbers to integers truncates (towards zero). If the argument is outside the integer range a long object will be returned instead. If no arguments are given, returns 0. ---------- components: Documentation messages: 56110 nosy: tcdelaney severity: normal status: open title: int() documentation does not specify default radix versions: Python 2.5 __________________________________ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://bugs.python.org/issue1196> __________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
