Mark Dickinson <dicki...@gmail.com> added the comment:
> isn't `int()` the obvious way "to convert an integer-like thing to an actual > int"? Well sorta, except that it's too lenient, letting in strings, floats, Decimal instances and the like. The strings isn't so much of an issue - it's more the silent truncation with the floats and Decimals that's problematic. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue37831> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com