Why does entering the expression 011 evaluate to 9?
and 0111 = 73, 01111 = 585, and so on.
jwjazz
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print 011 # --> 9 (the denary for octal 011) print 0xff # --> 255 (the denary of hex ff)
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jwjazz
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It must be notation for base 8.
sneekula
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You figured it out!
print 011 # --> 9 (the denary for octal 011)
print 0xff # --> 255 (the denary of hex ff)
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