[issue14376] sys.exit documents argument as "integer" but actually requires "subtype of int"

[Alexander Belopolsky]

Alexander Belopolsky added the comment:

Passing anything other than one of the os.EX_* constants to sys.exit() is a bad idea.  In most cases you can get away with 0 and ±1.  Anything beyond 8 bit signed range is a gamble.  Passing a computed integer value is even more problematic.  With the current behavior, you at least get some diagnostic when a computed long finds its way to sys.axit().  With the proposed patch these errors will pass silently.

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