On 5/10/2015 12:34 PM, Mark Rosenblitt-Janssen wrote:
Here's something that might be wrong in Python (tried on v2.7):
You are being hypnotized by the fact the 'int' is a builtin name.
Builtin names are not keywords and can intentionally be rebound. If you
rebind randomly, the result may seem strange, but is predictable. This
is why be recommend not randomly reusing names of builtins.
class int(str): pass
This in effect rebinds 'int' to the str class. The work 'int' no longer
has any connect to the builtin integer class.
int(3)
Equivalent to str(3)
'3'
No surprise that str(3) == '3'.
Replace 'int' with anything else, such as 'zyz' or 'Mark' in both
statements and the result is the same.
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Terry Jan Reedy
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