Python Gotcha with Octal Numbers

[Cameron Laird]

In article <130220020751360934%jwbaxter at spamcop.net>,
John W. Baxter <jwbaxter at spamcop.net> wrote:
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>Did the elves at AT&T pick up the "leading 0 means octal" from
>something earlier, or did they invent this stupidity themselves?
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OK, folks, how far back *can* we trace this?  My
mind associates it with DEC systems, going back
to the '60s, but I couldn't find any confirmation
of that in a quick search.
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