On 03Apr2013 14:47, Hrvoje Niksic <[email protected]> wrote: | On 04/03/2013 01:17 PM, Nick Coghlan wrote: | Why would one want to be absolutely sure of getting an int?
So that arithmetic can be relied upon? If a subclass can override the add methods etc it can look like an int, be a subclass instance of an int, and yet not act like an int in all ways. If I go int(x), I personally want a real int out the end of it. -- Cameron Simpson <[email protected]> Q: What's the difference between a psychotic and a neurotic? A: A psychotic doesn't believe that 2 + 2 = 4. A neurotic knows it's true, but it bothers him. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
