On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:32:49 +0000 (GMT) John Salerno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
#> Bruno Desthuilliers wrote: #> #> > try: #> > if int(text) <= 0: raise ValueError #> #> Hmm, I'm actually not so sure about this line now. It doesn't seem right #> to raise a ValueError when the result of the expression is negative, #> because even though it's a problem for my program, it isn't really a #> "ValueError," right? Well, you could always do something like try: int("-"+text) Now, this *will* be a real ValueError for negative integers ;-) ;-) ;-) But no, I am not suggesting that... especially since "-0" is valid. -- Best wishes, Slawomir Nowaczyk ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) COMMAND: A suggestion made to a computer. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list