Python(x,y) 64 bit

Zachary Ware zachary.ware+pylist at gmail.com
Wed Apr 27 11:16:50 EDT 2016


Hi Pierre,

On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 6:23 AM, Pierre <tuli.herscovici at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I installed Python(x,y) 64 bit version and ran it using a library that requires Python 64 bit.
> I got an error which indicated that I am using Python 32 bit.
>
> So, is the python used by Python(x,y) 64 bit, using Python 64 or 32 bit?

You can check by doing `python -c "import sys;print(sys.maxsize ==
2**63-1)"`.  You'll get True for 64-bit, False for 32-bit.  There's a
possibility that you've gotten a misleading error message, though.
What version of Python(x,y) are you using, and what library?

-- 
Zach



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