[Tutor] why different result from two similar ways

[Steven D'Aprano]

On 07/11/12 03:31, Prasad, Ramit wrote:
> Steven D'Aprano wrote:

>> The isdigit method doesn't only work on a single character
>> at a time, it works on an entire string:
>>
>> py>  "12345".isdigit()
>> True
>> py>  "12345a".isdigit()
>> False
>
> I just want to point to the OP (Frank) that this only works for "digits"
>i.e. integers. It will fail for other types of numbers.

That's why it's called "isdigit" not "isnumber" :)



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Steven