=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22Martin_v=2E_L=F6wis=22?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eric V. Smith schrieb: > > I'm working on PEP 3101, Advanced String Formatting. About the only > > built-in numeric formatting I have left to do is for converting a > > PyLongOjbect to binary. > > > > I need to know how to access the bits in a PyLong. > > I think it would be a major flaw in PEP 3101 if you really needed it. > The long int representation should be absolutely opaque - even the > fact that it is a sign+magnitude representation should be hidden.
Well, it depends on the level for which PEP 3101 is intended. I had the same problem, and was pointed at _PyLong_AsByteArray, which was all I needed. In my case, going though a semi-generic formatter would not have been an acceptable interface (performance). However, if PEP 3101 is intended to be a higher level of formatting, then I agree with you. So I have nailed my colours firmly to the fence :-) Regards, Nick Maclaren, University of Cambridge Computing Service, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QH, England. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel.: +44 1223 334761 Fax: +44 1223 334679 _______________________________________________ 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
