complex() bug or feature?

[Michael Hudson]

Carsten Gaebler <clpy at snakefarm.org> writes:

> Well, where exactly is the bug? Should the docs read 'If _real_ is a
> string, _imag_ is ignored and defaults to zero', or should the
> implementation raise an exception because it violates the docs? I'd
> prefer the latter.

That what the patch I just submitted to sf does :)

Cheers,
M.

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