“Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected
Project description
Bootle: Half-Index Lists for Python
“Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration.” -- Stan Kelly-Bootle
Installation
pip3 install bootle
Usage
from bootle import List xs = List([1, 2, 3]) assert xs[0.5] == 1 assert xs[:1.5] == [1] xs[1.5] == 2 assert xs.index(2) == 1.5
References
- "Why numbering should start at zero", Edsger W. Dijkstra, 1982
- Why Numbering Should Start At Zero, WikiWikiWeb
- Why Numbering Should Start At One, WikiWikiWeb
- Zero-based numbering, Wikipedia
License
WTFPL
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