On Sep 13, 2012, at 10:30 PM, Eric Bennett wrote:
> [woz:~] bennette%
> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/python pytest.py
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "pytest.py", line 2, in <module>
> number = int(example_string)
> ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '10.3'
Actually, that is the opposite of brain dead. If you want the interpreter to be
brain dead, use eval:
py> eval('10.3')
10.300000000000001
(The trailing digits are related to binary floating point imprecision intrinsic
to floats.)
James
