[Numpy-discussion] Strange Error with NumPy Addendum

[David Warde-Farley]

On 6-Aug-09, at 7:29 PM, Robert Kern wrote:

> For that value, yes, but not for long objects in general. We don't
> look at the value itself, just the type.

Err, don't look at the value (of a long), except when it's  
representable with an integer dtype, right? Hence why 2**63 - 1 works.

David