Toby wrote: > What I'm saying is if I have used a certain variable to hold literally > dozens of different values and I BELIEVE them all to be integers but I'm not > entirely sure that I have not stumbled into the float realm is there a way > to have python list all variables contained in a program and tell me what > type it has internally stored them as? I realize I could trudge through the > entire 1000 lines and check all the variables and see what values I have > assigned them one at a time but I'm wondering if there is an easier way to > get that data?
Isn't this exactly the kind of problem static typing is supposed to help with? If you write int i; i = 3.0; you will get a compile-time error I think. So just make your best guess and then let the compiler find your errors. Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
