"Steven D'Aprano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > [snipped] > No compiler will catch this error: > > x = 12.0 # feet > # three pages of code > y = 15.0 # metres > # three more pages of code > distance = x + y > if distance < 27: > fire_retro_rockets()
Actually modern compilers can (http://www.boost.org/libs/mpl/doc/tutorial/dimensional-analysis.html) at the expense of the programmer's eye health... George -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
