Sept. 30, 2012
11:17 p.m.
On 9/30/2012 6:19 PM, Joshua Landau wrote:
>>> math.ceil("") Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> TypeError: *a float is required*
How deceptive... I hope you forgive me for not realizing that (even though I must have seen the __ceil__ and __floor__ methods a thousand times). OK, carry on.
The obsolete error message should be fixed. A number is required. Or perhaps 'float or number with __ceil__ method'. -- Terry Jan Reedy