[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-495094 ] evaluating integers inconsistently

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Bugs item #495094, was opened at 2001-12-19 08:44
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Category: Python Interpreter Core
Group: Python 2.1.1
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Fahri Basegmez (basegmez)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: evaluating integers inconsistently

Initial Comment:
Python 2.1.1 (#20, Jul 20 2001, 01:19:29) [MSC 32 bit 
(Intel)] on win32
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IDLE 0.8 -- press F1 for help
>>> eval('01234')
668
>>> for i in range(10):print eval('0' + str(i))

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#2>", line 1, in ?
    for i in range(10):print eval('0' + str(i))
  File "<string>", line 1
    08
     ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing
>>> 08
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>> 01
1
>>> 0123456
42798
>>> 0123456L
42798L
>>> 

eval function and Python interpreter evaluates 
integers/long integers inconsistenly.  It should be an 
error either for all cases or for none.

Fahri Basegmez

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