[Patches] [ python-Patches-1007068 ] baseinteger: abstract superclass for int and long

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Patches item #1007068, was opened at 2004-08-11 11:20
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Category: Core (C code)
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Dmitry Vasiliev (hdima)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: baseinteger: abstract superclass for int and long

Initial Comment:
Quote from PEP-237
(http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0237.html):

"""
A new type, integer, may be introduced that is an
abstract base type of which both the int and long
implementation types are subclassed.  This is useful so
that programs can check integer-ness with a single test:

    if isinstance(i, integer): ...
"""

The patch implement the superclass for int and long
with name 'baseinteger'.

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