$ python Lib/test/test_long.pyc long / * % divmod Karatsuba long bit-operation identities long str/hex/oct/atol long miscellaneous operations auto-convert int->long on overflow long->float overflow Traceback (most recent call last): File "/mnt/Python-2.3b1/Lib/test/test_long.py", line 442, in ? test_float_overflow() File "/mnt/Python-2.3b1/Lib/test/test_long.py", line 394, in test_float_overflow eval(test, namespace) File "", line 0, in ? ValueError: invalid literal for float(): 12345123451234512345123451234512345123451234512345123451234512345123451234512345123451234512345123451234512345123451234512345123451234512345123451234512345123451234512345123451234512345123451234512345 $ This happens on Tru64Unix 5.1A, cc/cxx compiled binaries.
Logged In: YES user_id=33168 This problem has a tentative solution. Please test the patch in http://python.org/sf/719359 Scroll to the bottom and click Download on the osf-opts.patch line. Thanks.