> It is a bit surprising, especially given > that the following works: > >>>> r = range(10**19-100, 10**19) >>>> r[0] > 9999999999999999900
The original example fails because range_length() overflows in range_item. Given that range_item is "almost" there, it's probably not as difficult to fix this as I first thought: range_item should use range_length_obj, and compare to rem. Contributions are welcome. Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
