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Title: sys.maxint should be mentioned in explanation of int type
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Components: Documentation Versions: Python 2.4
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Status: closed Resolution: fixed
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Assigned To: Nosy List: cito, georg.brandl
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Created on 2006-03-25 10:42 by cito, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (2)
msg27878 - (view) Author: Christoph Zwerschke (cito) * Date: 2006-03-25 10:42 
The Lib Reference says in section 2.3.4 (Numeric Types
-- int, float, long, complex):

"Plain integers (also just called integers) are
implemented using long in C, which gives them at least
32 bits of precision."

I think it would be helpful to insert the following
sentence here: "The maximum value on your platform is
sys.maxint."
msg27879 - (view) Author: Georg Brandl (georg.brandl) * (Python committer) Date: 2006-03-28 18:03 
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Added a clause in r43404.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:16adminsetgithub: 43088
2006-03-25 10:42:41citocreate