[Python-Dev] function call syntax oddity

[Joseph Armbruster]

All,

I was showing a co-worker some python today (using the trunk) when I
stumbled upon this.  I was not sure what to think since I have never really
experimented with using spaces like this.  So here tis.  Be careful to
notice the spaces as they are significant here.

>>> 1.3.__str__()
'1.3'

>>> 1.3    .__str__()
'1.3'

>>> a = " somestring       "

>>> a          .split()
['somestring']

>>> a.         split()
['somestring']


Cool I suppose, except here's an odd man out:

>>> 1.__str__()
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    1.__str__()
            ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

>>> 1 .__str__()
'1'

Joseph Armbruster
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