There is a good discussion of the future of 64 bit python on the pythonmac list.
Also, Apple seems to be indicating that 10.6 will only support Intel64 -- so some day this will all be default! by the way, sys.maxint is another easy way to check, without needing numpy. -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer NOAA/OR&R/HAZMAT (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@scipy.org http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion