Thankfully you now need to use the 0o or 0O prefix for octal literals in Python 3.x. You are correct, though that was true only in Python 2.x. Kaushal Modi on Wed 18:47 may want to try something like this with Python. What I was trying to say is that it’s not something uncommon, octal numbers behave that way in C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Ruby, PHP, etc. Go News on Wed 19:22 EDT Golang Quirk: Number-strings starting with '0' are Octals /golang-quirk-n… #reddit Comment byĪnonymous on Wed 19:11 EDT You missed my point, I just mentioned Python because you gave it as an example. The Go templates probably just happened to introduce me to that common trait then :) Mentioned byĬool Go on Wed 19:23 EDT Golang Quirk: Number-strings starting with “0” are Octals /golang-quirk-n… Mentioned by I have done a lot of parsing and int/string conversions in Perl, Python, Emacs-Lisp, Matlab, and never faced this issue.

You missed my point, I just mentioned Python because you gave it as an example.Īh, OK. It isn't new, and suggests that particular lesson is still just as valid today. Intruder on Wed 23:32 EDT Golang quirk? I've been using this 'quirk' in my pentest courses for 2 decades now. But following the foot-steps ofĪncestor languages in this particular aspect does not mean that Golang Kaushal Modi on Tue 00:10 EDT Follow-up: Golang Quirk: Number-strings starting with '0' are Octalsįirst of all-I get it. Sadly Go maintainers rejected: Mentioned by What’s really screwy is that in C, 042.0 is 42, but 042 is 66 o_O. Python 3 in PEP 3127) have realized this faux pas and fixed it rather blindly propagating C’s mistake forward. On Thu 01:14 EST I’m glad to see that some languages (e.g. « Follow-up: Golang Quirk: Number-strings starting with '0' are Octals PlantUML » Webmentions Comment by If base = 0, the base is implied by the string’s prefix: base 16 The Golang team gives some serious thought to this stupid (sorry Go uncaught, and instead let the user know that they magically addedĪ non- int-castable octal value in their content in X file on Y Hugo fixes this issue ( 4628) on its end by not making this exception Learned as kids, that “010” is the same thing as “10”. Root level - People should once again say with confidence, as they So that provided that issue originator a workaround so that they canīut I hope that this 0-leading octal absurdity gets fixed at the

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