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Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types!

Date	2012-02-25 17:54 +0000
From	MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com>
Subject	Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types!
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On 25/02/2012 08:18, Wolfgang Meiners wrote:
> Am 24.02.12 14:37, schrieb Rick Johnson:
>>  I get sick and tired of doing this!!!
>>
>>  if maxlength == UNLIMITED:
>>      allow_passage()
>>  elif len(string)>  maxlength:
>>      deny_passage()
>>
>>  What Python needs is some constant that can be compared to ANY numeric
>>  type and that constant will ALWAYS be larger!
>>
>>
>>
> If there is no limit for len(string), why not simply use
>
> # get_limit() returns None if there is no limit
> maxlength = get_limit()
> if maxlength and (len(string)<= maxlength):
>      allow_passage()
> else:
>      deny_passage()
>
That should be:

if maxlength is not None and len(string) <= maxlength:

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PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2012-02-24 05:37 -0800
  Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-02-24 13:55 +0000
    Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2012-02-24 06:14 -0800
  Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2012-02-24 14:25 +0000
    Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2012-02-24 07:25 -0800
    Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2012-02-24 12:32 -0500
    Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-02-24 18:26 -0700
  Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Miki Tebeka <miki.tebeka@gmail.com> - 2012-02-24 06:39 -0800
    Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2012-02-24 07:18 -0800
  Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Mel Wilson <mwilson@the-wire.com> - 2012-02-24 10:21 -0500
    Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-02-24 15:31 +0000
    Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2012-02-24 07:34 -0800
      Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2012-02-24 09:23 -0700
        Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-02-24 22:45 +0000
      Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-02-24 16:59 +0000
      Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2012-02-24 16:16 -0700
      Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-02-25 11:09 +1100
      Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-02-25 00:35 +0000
        Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2012-02-25 12:25 -0800
      Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-02-25 00:37 +0000
      Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka@gmail.com> - 2012-02-25 17:32 +0200
  Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Fayaz Yusuf Khan <fayaz.yusuf.khan@gmail.com> - 2012-02-25 06:52 +0530
    Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-02-25 01:50 +0000
      Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2012-02-25 12:29 -0800
        Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-02-26 18:32 -0800
          Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-02-27 03:51 +0000
            Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-02-27 14:59 +1100
            Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-02-26 22:49 -0800
  Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Wolfgang Meiners <WolfgangMeiners01@web.de> - 2012-02-25 09:18 +0100
    Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-02-25 17:54 +0000
      Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2012-02-25 12:35 -0800
        Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Wolfgang Meiners <WolfgangMeiners01@web.de> - 2012-02-26 14:16 +0100
          Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Wolfgang Meiners <WolfgangMeiners01@web.de> - 2012-02-26 14:38 +0100
            Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Arnaud Delobelle <arnodel@gmail.com> - 2012-02-26 13:44 +0000
          Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-02-26 13:50 +0000
          Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2012-02-27 12:25 +0000
        Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Jean-Michel Pichavant <jeanmichel@sequans.com> - 2012-02-27 12:55 +0100
      Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Wolfgang Meiners <WolfgangMeiners01@web.de> - 2012-02-26 12:56 +0100
        Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-02-26 23:52 +1100
          Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Wolfgang Meiners <WolfgangMeiners01@web.de> - 2012-02-26 14:32 +0100
        Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-02-26 13:19 +0000

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