[pypy-svn] r7238 - pypy/trunk/src/pypy/tool

[bob at codespeak.net]

Author: bob
Date: Mon Nov 15 15:31:46 2004
New Revision: 7238

Modified:
   pypy/trunk/src/pypy/tool/uid.py
Log:
clean up implementation



Modified: pypy/trunk/src/pypy/tool/uid.py
==============================================================================
--- pypy/trunk/src/pypy/tool/uid.py	(original)
+++ pypy/trunk/src/pypy/tool/uid.py	Mon Nov 15 15:31:46 2004
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import sys
+HUGEINT = (sys.maxint + 1L) * 2L
 
 def uid(obj):
+    """
+    Return the id of an object as an unsigned number so that its hex
+    representation makes sense
+    """
     rval = id(obj)
     if rval < 0:
-        rval += (long(sys.maxint)+1)*2
+        rval += HUGEINT
     return rval