Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Return-Path: <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be>
X-Original-To: python-list@python.org
Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status: OK 0.035
X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.94; '*S*': 0.01; 'received:134': 0.05; 'binary': 0.07; 'claimed': 0.09; 'converted': 0.09; 'strings.': 0.09; 'acted': 0.16; 'displayed.': 0.16; 'nick': 0.16; 'header :User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'string,': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; '"the': 0.34; 'subject:the': 0.34; 'something': 0.35; 'clear': 0.37; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'skip:u 10': 0.60; 'numbers': 0.61; 'between': 0.67; 'acts': 0.74; 'pardon': 0.84; 'subject:Don': 0.91
X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true
X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AqAEAG35ulGGuA9G/2dsb2JhbABahwG4WYMCgRyDFwEBBAEjVQYLCxoCBRYLAgIJAwIBAgFFEwgCiAQGqHiJP4gHgSaOKRaCNoEUA5dBhgyLNoMR
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:09:03 +0200
From: Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be>
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:10.0.12) Gecko/20130116 Icedove/10.0.12
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: python-list@python.org
Subject: Re: Don't feed the troll...
References: <6dfa3707-80f4-407a-a109-66dbb0130513@googlegroups.com>	<mailman.2923.1370797972.3114.python-list@python.org>	<kp9drh$1o0t$1@news.ntua.gr>	<51b83e5a$0$29998$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com>	<kp9lo6$9l5$2@news.ntua.gr>	<51b90ead$0$29997$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com>	<kpbnmg$qvk$2@news.ntua.gr>	<51b9708b$0$29872$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com>	<kpbt5i$7bj$1@news.ntua.gr>	<mailman.3172.1371110288.3114.python-list@python.org>	<kpbul5$7bj$2@news.ntua.gr>	<mailman.3258.1371195459.3114.python-list@python.org>	<kpehuv$p37$6@news.ntua.gr>	<mailman.3266.1371198179.3114.python-list@python.org>	<kpekne$spl$1@news.ntua.gr> <mailman.3278.1371201160.3114.python-list@python.org> <kpeo07$spl$5@news.ntua.gr>
In-Reply-To: <kpeo07$spl$5@news.ntua.gr>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15
Precedence: list
List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language <python-list.python.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/>
List-Post: <mailto:python-list@python.org>
List-Help: <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=subscribe>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Message-ID: <mailman.3294.1371208145.3114.python-list@python.org>
Lines: 13
NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6
X-Trace: 1371208146 news.xs4all.nl 15944 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:51368
X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl
Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:48115

Op 14-06-13 11:32, Nick the Gr33k schreef:

> I'mm not trolling man, i just have hard time understanding why numbers 
> acts as strings.
They don't. No body claimed numbers acted like strings. What was explained,
was that when numbers are displayed, they are converted into a notational
string, which is then displayed. This to clear you of your confusion between
numerals and numbers which you displayed by writing something like "the
binary representation as a number"

-- 
Antoon Pardon