[Python-Dev] Should collections.Counter check for int?

[Hagen Fürstenau]

>> I'd prefer Counter to refuse non-numerical values right away as the
>> present behaviour may hide bugs (e.g. a forgotten string->int
>> conversion). Any opinions? (And what about negative values or floats?)
> 
> Please file a report on bugs.python.org so that there's a record of this
> issue.

Done: http://bugs.python.org/issue6038

- Hagen