Re: [Tutor] a question about symbol

[Bob Gailer]

linda.s wrote: When I test the following code, I got something like (use 80 as argument): 80?F=27?C Why '?' appear? # code import string, sys # If no arguments were given, print a helpful message if len(sys.argv)==1: print 'Usage: celsius temp1 temp2 ...' sys.exit(0) # Loop over the arguments for i in sys.argv[1:]: try: fahrenheit=float(string.atoi(i)) except string.atoi_error: print repr(i), "not a numeric value" else: celsius=(fahrenheit-32)*5.0/9.0 print '%i\260F = %i\260C' % (int(fahrenheit), int(celsius+.5)) On my computer I get the desired result. I paste it here 80°F = 27°C and I see degree symbols. What operating system / terminal hardware are you using? -- Bob Gailer 510-978-4454 Broadband Phone Service for local and long distance $19.95/mo plus 1 mo Free

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