Thread-ID - how much could be?

[Thomas Rachel]

Am 11.09.2014 23:32 schrieb Ervin Hegedüs:

>> There is no upper limit to the thread name other than that you will
>> eventually run out of memory ;)
>
> thanks - I hope that the memory will not run out by these
> threads... :)
>
> Anyway, that means, on my system:
>
>>>> import sys
>>>> print sys.maxint
> 9223372036854775807
>
> the couter could be 9223372036854775807?
>
> And after? :)

After that, the couter magically turns into a long and it goes on.


Thomas