On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 7:23 PM, Alexander Belopolsky <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 8:48 PM, Charles R Harris < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I've often fantasized getting rid of the long type altogether ;) So it > isn't exactly intended, but there is a reason... > > > It is also confusing that numpy has two constructors that produce 32-bit > integers on 32-bit platforms and 64-bit integers on 64-bit platforms, but > neither of these constructors is called "long". Instead, they are called > numpy.int_ and numpy.intp. > I'm pretty sure that numpy.int_ will produce a 32 bit type in Windows64 -- because a long on Windows64 is 32 bit (at least with the MS compiler). Which sucks, I'm pretty amazed that python went with "platformlong" for it's int, rather than "32 bit int" or "64 bit int". Sigh. -CHB -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception [email protected]
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