[Python-Dev] trunc()

[Jeffrey Yasskin]

On Jan 26, 2008 2:46 PM, Raymond Hettinger <python at rcn.com> wrote:
> [Christian Heimes]
> > In my opinion float(complex) does do the most sensible thing. It fails
> > and points the user to abs().
>
> Right.

To elaborate the point I was trying to make: If float() does not mean
"the float part of" and should not take a complex argument (which I
completely agree with), then int() does not mean "the int part of" and
should not take a float argument.

Even assuming that's correct, I'm not certain that it's worth breaking
(well, deprecating) backwards compatibility to achieve a more
consistent set of functions in this case. I think it is, but I'm happy
to leave that point up to the rest of the list (which does seem to be
leaning against it).

-- 
Namasté,
Jeffrey Yasskin