How to convert uint64 in C into Python 32bit Object [ I am using Python2.2 ]

[Saju Pillai]

On Dec 11, 6:45 pm, Explore_Imagination <Mr.HassanShab... at gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Dec 11, 4:45 am, John Machin <sjmac... at lexicon.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Dec 11, 9:49 am, Explore_Imagination <Mr.HassanShab... at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > > Hi all
>
> > > I am new to C and python ... I want to convert C data type uint64
> > > variable into the Python 32bit Object. I am currently using Python 2.2
> > > [ It is necessary to use it ]
>
> > > Kindly give your suggestion how and in which way I can achieve this
> > > task.
>
> > I'm not sure what you mean by "the Python 32bit Object". A Python int
> > object holds a signed 32-bit integer. A Python long object holds a
> > signed integer of arbitrary size. You will need to convert your uint64
> > into a Python long; then, if necessary, check that the result will fit
> > in an int (result <= sys.maxint).
>
> > If the "C variable" is in an 8-byte string that you have read from a
> > file, the unpack function in the struct module will do the job.
> > Assuming your computer is little-endian:
>
> > >>> maxu64 = '\xff' * 8 # example input string
> > >>> import struct
> > >>> result = struct.unpack('<Q', maxu64)[0]
> > >>> result
>
> > 18446744073709551615L>>> 2 ** 64 - 1
>
> > 18446744073709551615L
>
> > If however you mean that in C code you need to build a Python object
> > to pass over to Python code: According to the Python/C API Reference
> > Manual (http://www.python.org/doc/2.2.3/api/longObjects.html):
>
> > PyObject* PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(unsigned long long v)
> >     Return value: New reference.
> >     Returns a new PyLongObject object from a C unsigned long long, or
> > NULL on failure.
>
> > If however you mean something else, ....
>
> > HTH,
> > John
>
> Thanks for your feedback ... Actually I want to pass unit64 variable
> in C to python
> but at the same time I want to have a generic code which should work
> on both little-endian
> and big endian architectures
>
> Any suggestions ?

I am not sure if endianness comes into the picture. As long as sizeof
(uint64) == sizeof(unsigned long long) on your platform, python should
have no problem accepting the return value of
PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(uint64_var);

srp
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