[Python-3000] Octal

[Jeff Bauer]

Patrick Maupin wrote:
> 1) int('042') will keep evaluating to 42 (it does that right now)

Argh.  Brain flatulence.

> 2) x = 042 will raise a SyntaxError

#2 is what I meant.

> 3) If this is a huge mistake, we can easily fix it before 2017.

Agreed that it's easier to fix than something like
integer division, but it would be nice to address
in 2to3 (when there's already some understanding of
backward incompatibility) than in 3.0 -> 3.1.

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Jeff Bauer
Rubicon, Inc.