Yes, you are right. Definitely "long" in Python can represent a number much bigger than the native.
But the range of returned value from mysql_affected_rows within 0 ~ 2^64-1. No matter how it's converted, the converted value in Python also should in the range of 0 ~ 2^64 - 1. On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 11:50 PM, Eric Snow <ericsnowcurren...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 3:02 AM, Stefan Ring <stefan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So to sum this up, you claim that PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong can > > somehow produce a number larger than the value range of a 64 bit > > number (0x10000000000000180). I have a hard time believing this. > > Perhaps I misunderstood your meaning, but Python's integers (AKA > "PyLong") can be bigger that a machine-native integer (e.g. 64 bits): > > "All integers are implemented as “long” integer objects of *arbitrary > size*." (emphasis mine) > > (https://docs.python.org/3.5//c-api/long.html) > > -eric > -- kenshin http://kenbeit.com Just Follow Your Heart
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