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  math functions with non numeric args Andrew Z <formisc@gmail.com> - 2013-06-30 14:46 -0400
    Re: math functions with non numeric args Irmen de Jong <irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl> - 2013-06-30 20:57 +0200

#49506 — math functions with non numeric args

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Hello,

print max(-10, 10)
10
print max('-10', 10)
-10

My guess max converts string to number bye decoding each of the characters
to it's ASCII equivalent?

Where can i read more on exactly how the situations like these are dealt
with?

Thank you
AZ

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On 30-6-2013 20:46, Andrew Z wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> print max(-10, 10)
> 10
> print max('-10', 10)
> -10
> 
> My guess max converts string to number bye decoding each of the characters to it's ASCII
> equivalent?
> 
> Where can i read more on exactly how the situations like these are dealt with?
> 
> Thank you
> AZ
> 

Use Python 3.x instead.

>>> max('-10',10)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: unorderable types: int() > str()
>>>


Irmen

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