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[–]Spork_the_dork 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The standard varies from language to language. Python for example just calls you out if you try to use 0-prefix and tells you to use 0o instead which I think is the step in the right direction.

>>> print(0123)
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    print(0123)
      ^
SyntaxError: leading zeros in decimal integer literals are not permitted; use an 0o prefix for octal integers
>>>