[Python-3000] String literal representation of integers (octal/binary discussion)

Patrick Maupin pmaupin at gmail.com
Mon Mar 19 05:06:34 CET 2007


On 3/18/07, Jim Jewett <jimjjewett at gmail.com> wrote:
> The preference isn't really overwhelming, though, and the use isn't
> very frequent.  This doesn't seem like a big enough win to justify any
> extra complexity in the language.
>
> (And no, I wouldn't add hex either, but not adding is different from removing.)

Well, octal is in the language as well, so there is some resistance to
removing it.  But there is somewhat less resistance to changing it.

Binary isn't in the language yet, but I hope all the arguments about
that are encompassed in the PEP.

THanks,
Pat


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