Ron Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greg Ewing wrote: > > Ron Adam wrote: > >> b = bytes(0L) -> bytes([0,0,0,0]) > > > > No, bytes(0L) --> TypeError because 0L doesn't implement > > the iterator protocol or the buffer interface. > > It wouldn't need it if it was a direct C memory copy.
Yes it would. Python long integers are stored as arrays of signed 16-bit short ints. See longintrepr.h from the source. - Josiah _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
