Ezio Melotti <ezio.melo...@gmail.com> added the comment:

The leading 0 is used to indicate octal numbers, and 8 and 9 are not valid 
octal digits.

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nosy: +ezio.melotti
resolution:  -> invalid
stage:  -> committed/rejected
status: open -> closed

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