bool v. int distinctions

[Lee Harr]

>> I am wondering if this is a reasonable thing to do:
[...]
>> Won't work with 2.1, clearly, but it seems ok in a
>> recent 2.2 or in 2.3.

> What makes you think it won't work in 2.1?


>python2.1
Python 2.1.3 (#1, Apr 19 2003, 09:07:31)
[GCC 2.95.4 20020320 [FreeBSD]] on freebsd4
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> True
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
NameError: name 'True' is not defined
>>> True = 1
>>> True is 1
1
>>>
>python2.2
Python 2.2.3 (#1, Sep 26 2003, 13:20:35)
[GCC 2.95.4 20020320 [FreeBSD]] on freebsd4
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> True
1
>>> True is 1
0


Anyhow, I think you are all right. It was a bad idea.

I ended up using count instead of repeat which makes way more
sense and completely sidesteps this whole issue.

Thanks for your time.