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Re: Python's numeric tower

From Roy Smith <roy@panix.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: Python's numeric tower
Date 2014-06-15 21:57 -0400
Organization PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
Message-ID <roy-019E1B.21575015062014@news.panix.com> (permalink)
References (1 earlier) <mailman.11068.1402818363.18130.python-list@python.org> <539dbcbe$0$29988$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <roy-671447.13284415062014@news.panix.com> <539e3c95$0$29988$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <mailman.11074.1402880950.18130.python-list@python.org>

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In article <mailman.11074.1402880950.18130.python-list@python.org>,
 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:

> I guess if you have a list of Numbers that are all the same type, you
> can probably sum them, but you can sum non-Numbers too. The docstring
> is a bit vague - sure, it's a number, but what can you do with it?

You can use it to count to three!

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Python's numeric tower Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-06-15 02:51 +0000
  Re: Python's numeric tower Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-06-15 01:22 -0600
    Re: Python's numeric tower Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-06-15 15:33 +0000
      Re: Python's numeric tower Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-06-15 13:28 -0400
        Re: Python's numeric tower Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-06-15 11:45 -0600
        Re: Python's numeric tower Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-06-16 00:38 +0000
          Re: Python's numeric tower Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-06-16 11:02 +1000
            Re: Python's numeric tower Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-06-15 21:57 -0400
              Re: Python's numeric tower Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-06-16 12:04 +1000
                Re: Python's numeric tower Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-06-15 22:17 -0400
                Re: Python's numeric tower Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2014-06-16 03:38 +0000
                Re: Python's numeric tower Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-06-16 09:29 +0100
                Re: Python's numeric tower Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-06-15 23:48 -0400

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