Typecasting

[Erik Max Francis]

R Hughes wrote:

> No doubt someone has already suggested eval()
> as in:
> string = '555'
> number  = eval(s)

For something that is as well-defined as simply converting an integer,
int is far, far preferable to eval.  All eval does is introduce the
possibility of serious security problems if used incorrectly, whereas
int has none.

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