James Colannino wrote: >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? > >
I discovered the solution and thought I'd share it with everyone. I discovered as I googled that Python used to have a function called atoi() that took the parameter base=X. I decided to see if that worked with the newer function int() and it did :) 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
