On 12/01/2014 09:00, Stefan Behnel wrote:
Peter Otten, 12.01.2014 09:31:
wxjmfa...@gmail.com wrote:
sys.version
2.7.6 (default, Nov 10 2013, 19:24:18) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)]
s = 'Straße'
assert len(s) == 6
assert s[5] == 'e'
jmf
Signifying nothing. (Macbeth)
Python 2.7.2+ (default, Jul 20 2012, 22:15:08)
[GCC 4.6.1] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
s = "Straße"
assert len(s) == 6
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
AssertionError
assert s[5] == "e"
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
AssertionError
The point I think he was trying to make is that Linux is better than
Windows, because the latter fails to fail on these assertions for some reason.
Stefan :o)
The point he's trying to make is that he also reads the pythondev
mailing list, where Steven D'Aprano posted this very example, stating it
is "Python 2 nonsense". Fixed in Python 3. Don't mention... :)
--
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask
what you can do for our language.
Mark Lawrence
--
https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
