[Python-3000] Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: Octal

[Barry Warsaw]

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On Mar 14, 2007, at 8:33 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote:

> While I would agree in an ideal world, I find Thomas's argument
> compelling. Not all newbie Python users are first-time computer users;
> if they have C/C++ or other Unixoid languages under their belt (even
> Java has leading-zero-as-octal!) they might type 0600 and never notice
> it returns the wrong value until it's too late. Swapping the confusion
> of one group for the confusion of another group is not quite worth it.

I agree completely.
- -Barry

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