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diff --git a/Doc/faq/programming.rst b/Doc/faq/programming.rst index ef80808..12b70db 100644 --- a/Doc/faq/programming.rst +++ b/Doc/faq/programming.rst @@ -836,6 +836,27 @@ ago? ``-190 % 12 == 2`` is useful; ``-190 % 12 == -10`` is a bug waiting to bite. +How do I get int literal attribute instead of SyntaxError? +---------------------------------------------------------- + +Trying to lookup an ``int`` literal attribute in the normal manner gives +a syntax error because the period is seen as a decimal point:: + + >>> 1.__class__ + File "<stdin>", line 1 + 1.__class__ + ^ + SyntaxError: invalid decimal literal + +The solution is to separate the literal from the period +with either a space or parentheses. + + >>> 1 .__class__ + <class 'int'> + >>> (1).__class__ + <class 'int'> + + How do I convert a string to a number? -------------------------------------- diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2021-10-13-00-42-54.bpo-20692.K5rGtP.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2021-10-13-00-42-54.bpo-20692.K5rGtP.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..44ae468 --- /dev/null +++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2021-10-13-00-42-54.bpo-20692.K5rGtP.rst @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +Add Programming FAQ entry explaining that int literal attribute access +requires either a space after or parentheses around the literal. |