[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-468432 ] add more object sizes to struct (original) (raw)

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Bugs item #468432, was opened at 2001-10-05 16:09 You can respond by visiting: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=468432&group_id=5470

Category: Python Library Group: Feature Request Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: paul rubin (phr) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: add more object sizes to struct

Initial Comment: It would be good if the struct module could deal with 64-bit, 32-bit, 4-bit, and 1-bit objects. It currently handles only 8 and 16 bits. There's an 'I' type which is the size of a C int, but that's 32 bits on some systems and 64 on others--maybe even 16 on some.

I propose adding the format letters:

t- one bit n (nibble) - 4 bits q (quadbyte) - 32 bits o (octbyte) - 64 bits

q and o should support signed and unsigned variants. Signed bits and nibbles probably aren't that useful, though they could be supported for completeness sake.

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