eval('000052') = 42?

[Erik Max Francis]

Astan Chee wrote:

> I just tried to do
> eval('00052') and it returned 42.
> Is this a known bug in the eval function? Or have I missed the way eval 
> function works?

String literals beginning with a 0 are in octal.

Besides, using eval for such a narrow case is extremely unwise.  Instead 
use int:

 >>> int('00052')
52

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