[Python-Dev] Int FutureWarnings and other 2.4 TODOs

[Michael Hudson]

Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> writes:

>> If you agree with this premise, then it suggests a different
>> approach. Use different implementations in C, but have type(x) in
>> Python lie.  type(x) would always return the type object which is
>> now known as "long".
>
> If this can be made to work, I like it.

I think Armin is ill at the moment, but you're all singing his tune
:-) (He has some very similar sounding ideas for PyPy).

Cheers,
mwh

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