[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] commit of r41497 -python/trunk/Lib/test

[Fredrik Lundh]

Neal Norwitz wrote:

> I just checked in the modification below.  I'm not sure if this
> behaviour is on purpose or by accident.

Python 2.4 on Linux:

>>> float("  0x3.1  ")
3.0625

Python 2.4 on Windows:

>>> float("  0x3.1  ")
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
ValueError: invalid literal for float(): 0x3.1

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