Python 2.7 range Function provokes a Memory Error

[Chris Angelico]

On Tue, 7 Mar 2023 at 16:53, Stephen Tucker <stephen_tucker at sil.org> wrote:
>
> Hi again,
>
> I tried xrange, but I got an error telling me that my integer was too big
> for a C long.
>
> Clearly, xrange in Py2 is not capable of dealing with Python (that is,
> possibly very long) integers.

That's because Py2 has two different integer types, int and long.

> I am raising this because,
>
> (a) IF xrange in Py3 is a simple "port" from Py2, then it won't handle
> Python integers either.
>
> AND
>
> (b) IF xrange in Py3 is intended to be equivalent to range (which, even in
> Py2, does handle Python integers)
>
> THEN
>
> It could be argued that xrange in Py3 needs some attention from the
> developer(s).


Why don't you actually try Python 3 instead of making assumptions
based on the state of Python from more than a decade ago?

ChrisA