On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 11:40:12 -0300, Batista, Facundo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > [Ishwor] > > #- >>> 'invalid'[0] > #- 'i' > #- >>> 123232[-1] > #- # Python should automagically infer here that user > #- # means indexing and *not* the number per se. > #- # (i mean list in context of the line :-) ) > > Python never should automagically infer nothing! > > Type "import this" in the interactive interpreter and look at rule #2. > > It would be too much sometimes.. its like saying "do only as much as i say and nothing much. If you are trying to give some gift to me, i won't take it " Anyway i'll go with import this's #2.
> #- > IOW, the string is a sequence of characters, and the > #- integer is not sequence > #- > at all. > #- > > #- > #- strings are immutable sequence of collections in Python. Integers are > #- numbers. ;-) > > Nop. Strings are not a sequence of collections, just a sequence of > characters. Sorry i'll rephrase it. strings are **immutable sequence** of characters which fall under Collections type. ;-) -- cheers, Ishwor Gurung -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
