[Python-Dev] complex I/O problem

2005-02-01 Thread Neal Becker
If I call print on a complex value, I may get this: '(2+2j)' But this is not acceptable as input: complex ('(2+2j)') Traceback (most recent call last): File stdin, line 1, in ? ValueError: complex() arg is a malformed string Whatever format is used for output should be accepted as input!

Re: [Python-Dev] complex I/O problem

2005-02-01 Thread A.M. Kuchling
On Tue, Feb 01, 2005 at 11:11:37AM -0500, Neal Becker wrote: complex ('(2+2j)') Traceback (most recent call last): File stdin, line 1, in ? ValueError: complex() arg is a malformed string Whatever format is used for output should be accepted as input! This isn't true in general; it's not

Re: [Python-Dev] complex I/O problem

2005-02-01 Thread Josiah Carlson
A.M. Kuchling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Feb 01, 2005 at 11:11:37AM -0500, Neal Becker wrote: complex ('(2+2j)') Traceback (most recent call last): File stdin, line 1, in ? ValueError: complex() arg is a malformed string Whatever format is used for output should be