[Python-Dev] trunc()

[Raymond Hettinger]

> I've been
> advocating trunc() under the assumption that int(float) would be
> deprecated and eliminated as soon as practical 

And how much code would break for basically zero benefit?

This position is totally nuts.

There is *nothing* wrong with int() as it stands now.  Nobody has
problems with it.  The tools is ubiquitous in other languages,
spreadsheets, and calculators.



Raymond