gistfile1.txt

----------------------- # tests run ------------------------------------
tests = ["1", "1,", "0.23",                       # Single numbers
        "1,5,7", "1,2,-3", "1,1000,12,1,1,1,1,1", # Lists
        "1:2:10", "1:2", "10:-2:0",               # Sequences
        "1,2:1:5"                                 # Complex
]



----------------------- # results! ------------------------------------


Testing 1
  Namespace(foo=[1])
  Success
Testing 1,
  Exception! invalid literal for int() with base 10: ''
Testing 0.23
  Exception! invalid literal for int() with base 10: '0.23'
Testing 1,5,7
  Namespace(foo=[1, 5, 7])
  Success
Testing 1,2,-3
  Namespace(foo=[1, 2, 3])
  Success
Testing 1,1000,12,1,1,1,1,1
  Namespace(foo=[1, 1000, 12, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1])
  Success
Testing 1:2:10
  Namespace(foo=[1, 3, 5, 7, 9])
  Success
Testing 1:2
  Invalid: 1:2
  Requires start:step:end, e.g. 1:2:10
  Exception! need more than 2 values to unpack
Testing 10:-2:0
  Namespace(foo=[10, 8, 6, 4, 2])
  Success
Testing 1,2:1:5
  Namespace(foo=[1, 2, 3, 4])
  Success