[issue40538] struct.calcsize('L')== 8 but 4 is specified in documentation

Mark Dickinson report at bugs.python.org
Wed May 6 17:41:38 EDT 2020


New submission from Mark Dickinson <dickinsm at gmail.com>:

Use `struct.calcsize('<L')` or `struct.calcsize('>L')` if you want the standard sizes and formats given in the documentation. The note at the top of the struct module documentation describes the difference.

See also #1709506.

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nosy: +mark.dickinson
resolution:  -> not a bug
stage:  -> resolved
status: open -> closed

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