And it introduces incompatibilities.
What kind? I thought it would be a new format code?
Two new format codes ('k' and 'K'), and changes to existing format codes - per your request:
| How about the following counterproposal. This also changes some of the | other format codes to be a little more regular. | | Code C type Range check | | b unsigned char 0..UCHAR_MAX | B unsigned char none ** | h unsigned short 0..USHRT_MAX | H unsigned short none ** | i int INT_MIN..INT_MAX | I * unsigned int 0..UINT_MAX | l long LONG_MIN..LONG_MAX | k * unsigned long none | L long long LLONG_MIN..LLONG_MAX | K * unsigned long long none | | Notes: | | * New format codes. | | ** Changed from previous "range-and-a-half" to "none"; the | range-and-a-half checking wasn't particularly useful.
Oh of course. None to worry about IMO.
BTW: Since you want to release a beta version, what's the state of the FutureWarning about hex/oct constants: will this stay the way it is?
Probably, unless you hve a better idea. :-(
I haven't used warnings very much, but is there a possibility to disable them per module? You get a lot of them if you 'import win32con' for example.
Yes, you can suppress warnings per module. Please read the docs. --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)