At 01:39 PM 4/8/2006 -0700, Guido van Rossum wrote:
>For example, what if one library overloads bool(str) so
>that bool("False") == False, while another library assumes the
>traditional meaning (non-zero string => True)?Presumably, the author of that code would be taken out and shot. :) I suspect, however, we should look to Ruby for an answer to that question, since it's possible for such things to happen there as well. i.e., "consenting adults" is therefore much more of a requirement there, especially the "adult" part. :) _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
