On 08/08/2013 11:46 AM, Borislav Kosharov wrote:
>>> > I wrote not a "1.24E+1", a "1 .24E +1" with leading >
spaces.
>>>
>>> Well what should it be if it's not 12.4?
>>
>> A syntax error.
>
> I don't think this would cause any problems. It would just throw syntax
> error because there is white-space between? It would be just annoying to
> get syntax error because of extra white-space.
>
> Maybe this is one of the situations where we should think "It's not a
> bug, it's a feature!"
>
> Unless there is a situation that would make no sense to work or
> something, it should be left like it is now.
How about integers? I wouldn't expect "4 2" to be parsed silently as 42.
Ali
