Python-list Digest, Vol 18, Issue 208

[Charles Hartman]

> I know this isnt that big of a problem,
> but i cannot think of one reason why they would not allow numbers 
> preceded with a 0 to have a number
> higher then a 7 in them...
> And it seems very inconsistant to me...
>
> Is there a reason for this?
>
I *love* questions I can answer! Answer: because that's how you tell 
Python you're entering an octal number. (Parallel to 0x for 
hexadecimals.) So beware of 010, which isn't the number of fingers you 
presumably have, unless you don't count the thumbs.

Charles Hartman