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Author	vajrasky
Recipients	vajrasky
Date	2013年10月02日.15:23:15
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Message-id	<1380727396.47.0.412229295257.issue19145@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>

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>>> from itertools import repeat >>> repeat(2, -10).__length_hint__() 0 >>> repeat(2, times=-10).__length_hint__() 18446744073709551606 >>> repeat(2, times=-10) repeat(2, -10) >>> repeat(2, -10) repeat(2, 0) Hereby, I attached two alternatives of patch to make the behaviour consistent. The first one makes the negative number parameter/keyword ALWAYS means endless.

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>>> from itertools import repeat
>>> repeat(2, -10).__length_hint__()
0
>>> repeat(2, times=-10).__length_hint__()
18446744073709551606
>>> repeat(2, times=-10)
repeat(2, -10)
>>> repeat(2, -10)
repeat(2, 0)
Hereby, I attached two alternatives of patch to make the behaviour consistent.
The first one makes the negative number parameter/keyword ALWAYS means endless.

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