[Python-Dev] What letter should an UnsignedLongLong get

2012-03-15 Thread Gil Colgate
We use a lot of UnsignedLongLongs in our program (ids) and have been parsing in PyArg_ParseTuple with 'K', which does not do error checking. I am planning to add a new type to our local build of python for parsing Unsigned Long Longs (64 bit numbers) that errrors if the number has more than the cor

Re: [Python-Dev] What letter should an UnsignedLongLong get

2012-03-15 Thread Gil Colgate
How about 'G'? (Giant, or perhaps gynormous, integer?) Then I could also map 'g' to the signed version (same as L) for consistency. On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Benjamin Peterson wrote: > 2012/3/15 Gil Colgate : > > We use a lot of UnsignedLongLongs in ou