NEWBIE: 'print 0108' is syntax error?

[Michael Iles]

Please forgive me for posting such an inane question, I just want to
know what's going on here:

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Python 2.3 (#46, Jul 29 2003, 18:54:32) [MSC v.1200 32 bit (Intel)] on
win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. File "<stdin>", line 1
print 0108
^
SyntaxError: invalid token File "<stdin>", line 1
print 0109
^
SyntaxError: invalid token73

 

[Karlheinz klingbeil]

Michael Iles wrote:

What's up with octal 108 and octal 109?

nothing.... there's simply no octal 8 or 9 because oktal means "up to eight"
or - in programmers terms "0 to 7"

 

[Derrick 'dman' Hudson]

Please forgive me for posting such an inane question, I just want to
know what's going on here:

[/QUOTE]
^
Octal (base 8) number.

69

Decimal (base 10) equivalent

again


again

File "<stdin>", line 1
print 0108
^
SyntaxError: invalid token

8 is not a valid octal digit.

File "<stdin>", line 1
print 0109
^
SyntaxError: invalid token

again, 9 is not a valid octal digit

72

This is the next number, in octal representation.

Again.

They don't exist.

-D

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