[issue10581] Review and document string format accepted in numeric data type constructors

Mark Dickinson report at bugs.python.org
Sat May 14 17:52:12 CEST 2011


Mark Dickinson <dickinsm at gmail.com> added the comment:

> I find it convenient to use int(), float() etc. for data validation.

Me too.  This is why I'd still be happiest with int and float not accepting non-ASCII digits at all.  (And also why the recent suggestions to allow extra underscores in int and float input make me uneasy.)

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