Eric V. Smith added the comment: I don't think it's possible for int (PyLong) to handle a decision to format itself as a string. Personally, I'd like this:
>>> format(3, 's') Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> ValueError: Unknown format code 's' for object of type 'int' To continue to be an error. This is exactly why the __format__ protocol was added: so a type could make a decision on how it should format itself. My only concern is the fragility of the proposed solution. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue18738> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
