Abstract form

[Vlad Dumitrescu XX (LN/EAB)]

Hi!
 
I don't usually complain about things ;-) but I find this rather
annoying.
 
erl_parse:abstract([3,a,5]). --->
    {cons,0,{integer,0,3},{cons,0,{atom,0,a},{string,0,[5]}}}

erl_parse...("[3,a,5]"). --->
 
{cons,1,{integer,1,3},{cons,1,{atom,1,a},{cons,1,{integer,1,5},{nil,1}}}
}

I would expect the result to be the same, but abstract/1 treats lists of
integers as strings, while erl_parse doesn't (the latter being IMHO
correct).
 
Is there a reason for this discrepancy?
 
Happy new year everybody!!
 
regards,
Vlad
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