On Monday 16 January 2006 20:05, Nick Coghlan wrote:
> For example, what's wrong with "hasattr(x, __int__)"? That works
> for all the builtin types, and, IMO, anyone defining a direct
> conversion to an integer for a non-numeric type deserves whatever
> happens to them.
What about something that's got something like:
def __int__(self):
raise TypeError("This type is not a number!")
I don't see a problem with defining basenumber. For the use cases,
pretty much the same set as basesstring.
--
Anthony Baxter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
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