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Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 01:26:47 +1000
Subject: Re: python3 integer division debugging
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On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 1:21 AM, Oscar Benjamin
<oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 28 August 2013 16:15, Neal Becker <ndbecker2@gmail.com> wrote:
>> The change in integer division seems to be the most insidious source of silent
>> errors in porting code from python2 - since it changes the behaviour or valid
>> code silently.
>>
>> I wish the interpreter had an instrumented mode to detect and report such
>> problems.
>
> Is that a joke?
>
> Run the code under Python 2.6/2.7 with the -3 flag:

I wouldn't say that's a joke, it's just another demonstration of
Guido's time machine :)

ChrisA