[Python-Dev] __long__ method still exists in Python 3.x

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Sun Jan 11 19:40:47 CET 2009


> I noticed that the builtin numeric types (int, float, complex) all still
> have a __long__ method in 3.x.  Shouldn't this have disappeared as
> part of the int/long unification?  Is there any reason not to remove this
> (by setting the nb_long entry to 0 in all three cases)?

There are, apparently, still callers of the nb_long slot, so I would be
cautious.

Regards,
Martin


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