Alex van der Spek wrote:
I can't think of anything that could cause this. Similarly, eval('09')
fails, but for string 0x with x<8 it works. I am teaching myself Python
in order to climb the ladder from Algol(1980s)-->Pascal(1990s)--
VisualBasic(2000)-->Python. I am a physicist, have programmed computers
all my life but I won't understand the real tech jargon of present day
computer science. Please keep it simple
I taught myself Python as a statistician with a Fortran/C backgound by
interleaving interactive experiments (such as you did) with reading of
the manuals. The Language Manual chapter on Lexical Analysis has an
Integer Literals subsection that answers this question. I strongly
recommend you peruse the Language Manual and the initial Library Manual
chapters on built-ins.
tjr
--
http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
