*opens manual again*
Wim
On 1/26/06, Orri Ganel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Rinzwind wrote:In basic I can use SGN to get back -1, 0, +1 if a number is <0, 0, >0.
I searched on the web for a bit but sgn and sign give me way too many discussions about Decimals. python.org with numbers/digits doesn't tell about a function.
Maybe Python uses a different name for it so I am not looking for the correct wording :( Sucks not knowing syntax from my memory and having to look them up alot).
Wim
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Well, the cmp() function does this if you compare the number to 0:
>>> cmp(-34,0)
-1
>>> cmp(0,0)
0
>>> cmp(23,0)
1
Of course, that's not all cmp() is good for, but it would work in this case.
HTH,
Orri
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