Why gives "k = 09" a syntax error ?

[Andrii V. Mishkovskyi]

2008/10/29 Stef Mientki <stef.mientki at gmail.com>:
> hello,
>
> Why gives "k = 09"  a syntax error ?

Because leading zero means that the number is octal, and there is no 9
among octal digits. :)

>
> thanks,
> Stef Mientki
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