Am 24.02.12 14:37, schrieb Rick Johnson:
> I get sick and tired of doing this!!!
>
> if maxlength == UNLIMITED:
> allow_passage()
> elif len(string) > maxlength:
> deny_passage()
>
> What Python needs is some constant that can be compared to ANY numeric
> type and that constant will ALWAYS be larger!
>
>
>
If there is no limit for len(string), why not simply use
# get_limit() returns None if there is no limit
maxlength = get_limit()
if maxlength and (len(string) <= maxlength):
allow_passage()
else:
deny_passage()
Wolfgang
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