Right, you're quite correct! I assumed OP was using Python 3 since that's the current version, and their statement would have been true in 3 with the small chan

Right, you're quite correct! I assumed OP was using Python 3 since that's the current version, and their statement would have been true in 3 with the small change I suggested. Their point is still correct overall, but if they're going to make an example from an older version of the language I think they ought to specify as much.