On 2008-02-27, J. Clifford Dyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But I don't think that *was* the issue in the first place. The
> issue is whether python's division should only yield integers
> when given integer inputs. "Natural" is a polemical term no
> matter who is using it in this argument, so lets drop it
> altogether. If the issue is that it should remain an integer
> because that mimics how the computer works, than I think it is
> worth pointing out that allowing a conversion to a long also
> goes against how the computer works;
I would have preferred that didn't happen either. I just don't
like implicit/automatic conversions from one type to another.
"If I wanted a long, I'd have used a long."
> the computer would have a register overflow. If the issue is
> that in python the division operator has always performed
> integer division, and should not change, then I think we're
> talking about a philosophical opposition to Python 3 that goes
> far deeper than just how integer division behaves.
>
> At any rate, the whole argument is irrelevant
Certainly. The decision has been made and it's not going to
change -- at least not until the next time it changes. :)
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