[Python-Dev] Inplace multiply by float

[Todd Miller]

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Hi,

Forgive me for asking this question again,   but when I import the 
following from "example.py":

class test1(object):
    def __init__(self):
         object.__init__(self)

    def __imul__(self, other):
        print "no luck here!"

class test2:
    def __imul__(self, other):
        print "cool!"

t = test1()
u = test2()
t *= 1.0
u *= 1.0

The following happens:

Python 2.3a0 (#6, Apr 15 2002, 17:34:04)
[GCC 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1 2.96-98)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>> import example
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
  File "example.py", line 18, in ?
    t *= 1.0
TypeError: can't multiply sequence to non-int
 >>>

I take this to mean that python does not (currently) support inplace 
multiply by
floats for new style classes.  Is this a bug?  A permanent limitation?

Regards,
Todd

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Todd Miller 			jmiller@stsci.edu
STSCI / SSG			(410) 338 4576


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class test1(object):
    def __init__(self):
        object.__init__(self)
        
    def __imul__(self, other):
        print "no luck here!"

class test2:
    def __imul__(self, other):
        print "cool!"


t = test1()
u = test2()
t *= 1.0
u *= 1.0

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