On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 at 08:56, Grant Edwards via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote: > > On 2024-09-30, Dan Sommers via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote: > > > In Common Lisp, integers can be written in any integer base from two > > to thirty six, inclusive. So knowing the last digit doesn't tell > > you whether an integer is even or odd until you know the base > > anyway. > > I had to think about that for an embarassingly long time before it > clicked.
The only part I'm not clear on is what identifies the base. If you're going to write numbers little-endian, it's not that hard to also write them with a base indicator before the digits. But, whatever. This is a typical tangent and people are argumentative for no reason. I was just trying to add some explanatory notes to why little-endian does make more sense than big-endian. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
