[issue4800] little inaccuracy in Py_ssize_t explanation

[Martin v. Löwis]

Martin v. Löwis <martin at v.loewis.de> added the comment:

I think the documentation is correct as it stands; the question is what
a "distinct memory location" is. Wrt. reference count, this surely
refers to pointers; each pointer is at least 4 bytes, and pointers are
four-aligned. So for N bits address space, there can be at most 2**(N-2)
pointers.

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nosy: +loewis
resolution:  -> wont fix
status: open -> closed

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