On 5/07/12 07:32:48, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Wed, 04 Jul 2012 23:38:17 -0400, Terry Reedy wrote: > >> If I run the script in 3.3 Idle, I get the same output you got. If I >> then enter '5-2' interactively, I still get 3. Maybe the constant folder >> is always on now. > > Yes, I believe constant folding is always on, since Python 2.4 if I > remember correctly. Somebody who cares more than me can possibly check > the "What's New" documents :)
It's not a difference between 2.4 and 3.3; the difference is between Idle and the command-line version of the interactive interpreter. If I type the same code into Idle and the interactive interpreter (both using 3.3alpha1), I get 3 in Idle and 2 in Terminal. I don't quite understand why this difference exists. Confused, -- HansM -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
