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 <http://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 > > > D'Oh!
It works with -1/0/1, too: x and x/abs(x) >>> x = -2 >>> x and x/abs(x) -1 >>> x = 2 >>> x and x/abs(x) 1 >>> x = 0 >>> x and x/abs(x) 0 HTH, Wolfram _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
