bleistift2 OP ,

I’m not sure if you’re getting it, so I’ll explain just in case.

In computer science a few conventions have emerged on how numbers should be interpreted, depending on how they start:

  • decimal (the usual system with digits from 0 to 9): no prefix
  • binary (digits 0 and 1): prefix 0b, so 0b1001110
  • octal (digits 0 through 7): prefix 0, so 0116
  • hexadecimal (digits 0 through 9 and then A through E): prefix 0x, so 0x8E

If your zip code starts with 9, it won’t be interpreted as octal. You’re fine.

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