[Python-Dev] Re: print "%X" % id(object()) not so nice

[Scott David Daniels]

Terry Reedy wrote:
>>>>def id(o, max = 2**32):
> 
> ...   i = __builtins__.id(o)
> ...   return (i < 0) and (max - i) or i
> ...
> 
This code doesn't need an extra parameter:
     def id(o):
         return (sys.maxint * 2 + 1) & __builtins__.id(o)

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