On 3 Sep, 15:54, Albert van der Horst <alb...@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> wrote: > In article <mailman.346.1251135629.2854.python-l...@python.org>, > Derek Martin <c...@pizzashack.org> wrote: > > > > > > >--W1uEbMXJ1Mj4g6TI > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > >Content-Disposition: inline > > >On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 05:03:28PM +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > >> On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:21:46 -0500, Derek Martin wrote: > >> > since the old syntax is prevalent both within and without the > >> > Python community, making the change is, was, and always will be a > >> > bad idea. > > >> Octal syntax isn't prevalent *at all*, except in a small number of > >> niche areas. > > >Steven, don't be obtuse. Where octal is used in programming, the > >leading zero is prevalent. > > That is not the point. Octal is not prevalent. Leading zero's have > a mathematical sound meaning. The convention is changed because > every new user to Python will fall once into this trap. > For a person not familiar with C or the like this will be a > hair pulling, nail byting, head banging situation. > A mathematician might even think he is gone mad. > > Regarding you, you will probably have noticed by now that it is > going to change, so you will not pull your hair, byte your nails
The first time you wrote, "byte your nails," I thought you meant it as a pun. But since you've mentioned it twice.... James -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
