[Python-Dev] Re: PEP239 (Rational Numbers) Reference Implementation and new issues

[Greg Ewing]

Brian Quinlan <brian@sweetapp.com>:

> Is that going to be easy to parse?
> 
> >>> 1 <5/2> -3
> 1

Yes, but

>>> 1 + <5/2> * -3
  File "<string>", line 1
    1 + <5/2> * -3
        ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

When used as a rational literal, the <...> will always
have some operator separating it from any adjacent
expression.

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