> That said, I would actually be okay with the status quo (which does > raise an OverflowError) as long as we commit to fixing this properly > in 2.7 / 3.1, by removing the range restriction (like we've done for > other int operations a long time ago).
What should be done when __len__() returns a float? In Python 2.6 the behaviour depends on whether the class in new-style or not. (Old-style classes raise a TypeError, new-style classes truncate.) Is there any good reason for truncating? - Hagen _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com