[issue9778] Make hash values the same width as a pointer (or Py_ssize_t)

[Martin v. Löwis]

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

> The issue Raymond raised is the potential impossibility of making the
> change /after/ we settle on a stable ABI. The question is whether the
> ABI will be enforced starting from 3.2, or from a later date.

I'd like to repeat that it will not be impossible to fix this after the
ABI is in place.

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