Sion Arrowsmith wrote:
> Steven Bethard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>>>s = long("0xffffffffL")
>>>ValueError: invalid literal for long(): 0xffffffffL
>>>
>>>>>int("0xffffffff", 0)
>>
>>4294967295L
>
> So why does the base argument to int() (or long()) default to
> 10 and not 0?
Because it's designed for numbers normal people provide, not for numbers
programmers provide. Normal people see 0123 as being equal to 123, not 83.
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