Re: Why Python is like C++

From	Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Subject	Re: Why Python is like C++
Date	2013-12-22 13:36 +1300
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Michael Torrie wrote:
> And you could DIM something with a
>>type, but normally it was the adorning suffix that determined type: A$
>>is a string, A% is an integer, A! (or A) is float, A# is double.

Some versions of 8-bit Microsoft Basic also had a way of
overriding the default type for a range of names.
So, for example, Fortran programmers could DEFINT I-N
and feel right at home.

I guess that means it would occupy a zero-crossing on
the sigil oscillation curve -- you could have it either
way.

-- 
Greg

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Why Python is like C++ Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-20 09:19 -0500
  Re: Why Python is like C++ Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka@gmail.com> - 2013-12-20 19:46 +0200
    Re: Why Python is like C++ Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-12-21 10:44 +1300
      Re: Why Python is like C++ Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-12-20 22:25 -0700
        Re: Why Python is like C++ Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-12-21 21:06 +1300
          Re: Why Python is like C++ Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-21 19:17 +1100
          Re: Why Python is like C++ Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2013-12-21 11:19 +0100
            Re: Why Python is like C++ Tim Chase <tim@thechases.com> - 2013-12-21 08:52 -0600
              Re: Why Python is like C++ Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-12-22 13:17 +1300
            Re: Why Python is like C++ Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-12-21 08:43 -0600
              Re: Why Python is like C++ Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-21 10:59 -0500
                Re: Why Python is like C++ Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-12-21 10:29 -0600
                Re: Why Python is like C++ Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-22 06:04 +1100
              Re: Why Python is like C++ Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-12-22 13:27 +1300
            Re: Why Python is like C++ Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-12-22 13:14 +1300
          Re: Why Python is like C++ Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-12-21 08:46 -0700
            Re: Why Python is like C++ Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-12-22 13:36 +1300
  Re: Why Python is like C++ Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-21 05:34 +0000
    Re: Why Python is like C++ Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-12-21 21:09 +1300
      Re: Why Python is like C++ Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-21 08:22 +0000
    Re: Why Python is like C++ Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-21 11:37 +0000
      Re: Why Python is like C++ Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-21 12:12 +0000
  Re: Why Python is like C++ Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2013-12-21 00:18 -0800
    Re: Why Python is like C++ Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-21 11:51 +0000
    Re: Why Python is like C++ Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-21 10:10 -0500
      Re: Why Python is like C++ Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-12-21 17:03 -0500
        Re: Why Python is like C++ Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-21 17:28 -0500
          Re: Why Python is like C++ Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-12-21 19:20 -0500
  Re: Why Python is like C++ Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-21 08:42 +0000
  Re: Why Python is like C++ Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2013-12-21 14:05 -0500

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