Does python support long longs?

Darrell news at dorb.com
Sat Jan 15 13:38:30 EST 2000


"Aahz Maruch" wrote:
> >2) Does Python support unsigned 32-bit ints?
>
> Nope.
>
Sort of, check out the stuct or  array modules in "ping and traceroute" for
examples.
http://the-tech.mit.edu/~jeremy/python/

> Note that to correct both of these deficiencies, you could in theory
> build your own Pythonic-C extension if this is "mission critical" for
> you.
>

Writing extensions is not hard at all once you've done one or two.
http://starship.python.net/crew/gmcm/scxx.html

--Darrell





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