[Python-Dev] PEP: Adding data-type objects to Python

[Fredrik Lundh]

Josiah Carlson wrote:

> I think that even on 64 bit platforms, using 'int' or 'long' generally
> means 32 bit.  In order to get 64 bit ints, one needs to use 'long long'.

real 64-bit platforms use the LP64 standard, where long and pointers are 
both 64 bits:

     http://www.unix.org/version2/whatsnew/lp64_wp.html

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