James Colannino wrote: >So then I entered the command print 0600, and saw that the >actual number being output was 384 (why would it output 384?!) > >
Ok, so further research revealed that 0600 is actually the octal representation for 384 (which makes sense.) So then, I guess my question would have to be, is there a way for me to make Python aware that the 0600 I'm passing to int() is octal and not decimal so that I will get 384 instead of 600? James -- My blog: http://www.crazydrclaw.com/ My homepage: http://james.colannino.org/ "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, THE RIGHT of the people to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED." --United States Constitution, Second Ammendment -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list