[issue16773] int() half-accepts UserString

Serhiy Storchaka added the comment: Looks as there is no easy fix of this issue. This issue is particular case of issue232493. -- resolution: -> duplicate stage: needs patch -> resolved status: open -> closed superseder: -> UserString can not be used as string in calls to C routines

[issue16773] int() half-accepts UserString

Serhiy Storchaka added the comment: This is definitely non-trivial. 1-argument int() works with UserString because __int__() method is defined for UserString (as __float__(), as __complex__()). I.e. UserString looks as number-like for it. Unfortunately there is no way to make a class be string

[issue16773] int() half-accepts UserString

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[issue16773] int() half-accepts UserString

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[issue16773] int() half-accepts UserString

New submission from Serhiy Storchaka: In Python 3 int() accepts UserString argument without explicit base and reject it with explicit base. >>> from collections import UserString >>> int(UserString('100')) 100 >>> int(UserString('100'), 2) Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, i