[issue3439] create a numbits() method for int and long types

[Raymond Hettinger]

Raymond Hettinger <rhettinger at users.sourceforge.net> added the comment:

Perhaps n.bit_length() with an underscore.  The name sounds good to my
ear and sensibilities.

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