[Python-bugs-list] 1.6a1 regression in string.atol (PR#279)

[M.-A. Lemburg]

tim_one@email.msn.com wrote:
> 
> Full_Name: Tim Peters
> Version: 1.6a1
> OS: Win95
> Submission from: 1cust99.tnt4.bos1.da.uu.net (63.21.45.99)
> 
> Here's 1.5.2:
> 
> D:\Python>python
> Python 1.5.42 (#0, Jan 31 2000, 14:05:14) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
> Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
> >>> import string
> >>> string.atol("45.67", 10)
> Traceback (innermost last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> ValueError: invalid literal for atol(): 45.67
> >>>
> 
> Here's 1.6a1:
> 
> D:\Python>\python-1.6\python
> Python 1.6a1 (#0, Mar 30 2000, 16:30:28) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
> Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
> >>> import string
> >>> string.atol("45.67", 10)
> 45L
> >>>
> 
> 1.5.2 behavior is correct.  "int" and "long" are OK here in both.  string.atoi
> and string.atol are OK here in both too *provided* that an explicit base
> argument isn't given.  string.atoi is OK regardless.  So the regression appears
> specific to string.atol with an explicit base argument.

Do you have the latest CVS version installed ?  I get
the following results:

>>> string.atol('45.67')
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
  File "./Lib/string.py", line 230, in atol
    return _long(s, base)
ValueError: invalid literal for long(): 45.67

>>> string.atol('45.67',10)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
  File "./Lib/string.py", line 230, in atol
    return _long(s, base)
ValueError: invalid literal for long(): 45.67

>>> long('45.67')
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
ValueError: invalid literal for long(): 45.67

>>> long('45.67',10)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
ValueError: invalid literal for long(): 45.67

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Marc-Andre Lemburg
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