From: Mark Wilden <mark@...>
Date: 2008-05-22T23:34:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Why doesn't Float() work the same as Integer()?

On May 22, 2008, at 12:41 AM, Sebastian Hungerecker wrote:

> Mark Hubbart wrote:
>> If a string is provided, then it must follow the same rules as the
>> appropriate literal representation.... This is the source of the
>>
>> differences. So:
>>>> Integer("023")   #=> 19
>>>> Float("023")     #=> 23.0
>
> But shouldn't Float("023") return an error in this case? After all  
> "023" is
> not a literal representation of a float (neither is "23").

Again, I think it comes down to pragmatism. It's not what these  
methods "should" return; it's what it's most -useful- for them to  
return.

///ark