python doesn't like my numbers

[Leif K-Brooks]

paul k wrote:
> is there any way to convince python not to take my (phone)numbers 
> starting with zero as octals?
> 
>  >>> int(088)
>   File "<stdin>", line 1
>     int(088)
>           ^
> SyntaxError: invalid token

Why do they have to start with zeros in your source code?

The fact that you're passing the number through int() makes me guess 
that you're actually talking about input of some kind which you'll pass 
through int(). If that's the case, they will be strings, and the problem 
will go away:

 >>> int('088')
88