Integer conversion

[Derek Thomson]

Colin J. Williams wrote:
> int(string, base) => integer
> 
> For int('127',  8), I had expected this function to deliver 87.

It does deliver 87. I enter int('127', 8) at the Python prompt, and I 
get 87, which is the integer (decimal) value of '127' if interpreted as 
a base 8 number.

> 
> The example below correctly gives errors at the top and bottom of the
> range and
> for int('127', 10) delivers 127. 

Right.

 > The other cases are not what I expected.

The output looks correct to me. For example, '127' as a base 16 integer 
is 295 (decimal). What output are you seeing, exactly?

Regards,
Derek.