Alexandre Vassalotti added the comment: > I still don't understand why you are using (sizeof lower) - 2
It is simply to avoid duplicating the constant (a.k.a. the Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY) rule). > and what &lower[(sizeof lower) - 2] returns. Is it the memory address > of lower[17]? It the address of lower[18] to be exact. (l < &lower[(sizeof lower) - 2]) is simply tricky notation to check the bound of the array. Personally, I used like to subtract pointer, ((lower - l + 1) < (sizeof lower)) to get the bound. But now, I find Guido's trick more cute (and less error-prone). :) __________________________________ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://bugs.python.org/issue1302> __________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
