[Python-Dev] Collection of typedefs for integral types

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

M.-A. Lemburg writes:
 > The only problem with typedefs is that they tend to cause conflicts
 > when different definitions are encountered.
 > We'd have to use e.g. Py_UINT4, Py_UINT2, etc...

  Yes, we'd have to have our own names (unfortunate, but only matters
for API functions, not locals).  How bad that is depends on what you
call "sane".  And I'm not going to predict Tim on this!  ;)


  -Fred

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