[Python-Dev] Re: Masks in getargs.c (was: 2.3b1 release) (original) (raw)

Jack Jansen Jack.Jansen@oratrix.com
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 22:30:54 +0200

On woensdag, apr 16, 2003, at 20:11 Europe/Amsterdam, Thomas Heller wrote:

| How about the following counterproposal. This also changes some of the | other format codes to be a little more regular. | | Code C type Range check | | b unsigned char 0..UCHARMAX | B unsigned char none ** | h unsigned short 0..USHRTMAX | H unsigned short none ** | i int INTMIN..INTMAX | I * unsigned int 0..UINTMAX | l long LONGMIN..LONGMAX | k * unsigned long none | L long long LLONGMIN..LLONGMAX | K * unsigned long long none | | Notes: | | * New format codes. | | ** Changed from previous "range-and-a-half" to "none"; the | range-and-a-half checking wasn't particularly useful.

Do I understand correctly that there is no format code that works on both 2.2 and 2.3 that converts 32 bit quantities without complaining (B and H will work for 8 and 16 bit quantities)?

That may be a serious problem for PyObjC....