[Python-Dev] Re: String module

[Guido van Rossum]

Didn't want to let this useful suggestion miss the archives.

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Date:    Wed, 29 May 2002 20:37:40 +0200
From:    Finn Bock
To:      Guido van Rossum
Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] Re: String module

Guido van Rossum wrote:

 >...
> digits -- isdigit()
> 
> That leaves:
> 
> hexdigits -- isxdigit()
> octdigits -- isodigit()

Java solves this task by a method that takes a radix argument and 
returns an int for the numeric value and -1 for characters that are 
invalid in the radix.

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/api/java/lang/Character.html#digit(char,%20in
t)

regards,
finn


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