John Machin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 15/06/2006 10:31 AM, Ben Finney wrote: > > If you want a special interpretation of the value, you'll have to > > calculate it. > > > > Example assuming you want a one's-complement interpretation:: > > Given that the OP had to ask the question at all, it is doubtful > that he knows what "one's-complement" means. He may well not be > alone -- see later.
You've pointed out something useful: a quick attempt (by me, in this case) to describe the algorithm isn't worth much, less so if it's already well-documented. Hopefully the original poster can consult a more authoritative reference on the topic. Fortunately, that was also one of my points :-) The implementation itself seems to do the job the OP asked. I hope it's useful in some form. -- \ "If society were bound to invent technologies which could only | `\ be used entirely within the law, then we would still be sitting | _o__) in caves sucking our feet." -- Gene Kan, creator of Gnutella | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
