On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Vicent <vgi...@gmail.com> wrote: > But this is not nice: > >>>> type(a) > <type 'bool'> >>>> a > True >>>> a = 0 >>>> type(a) > <type 'int'> > > > I mean, being "a" a boolean variable, it works as if it was a number, but > every time I want to update the value of "a", I must put "False" for 0 and > "True" for 1, or it will change into an integer variable. > > So, maybe I can adapt the definition of "bool" type, I don't know... Anyway, > I want to manage 0's and 1's, not "Falses" and "Trues".
You have an incorrect idea about how variables and assignment work in Python. Type is associated with a value, not a name. You might want to read this: http://personalpages.tds.net/~kent37/kk/00012.html and this classic: http://effbot.org/zone/python-objects.htm Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
