Re: [Python-ideas] Exact integral types in struct

Serhiy Storchaka wrote:

I think that in the documentation for the struct module should clarify, what is the *standard* size and alignment.

Yes, it's a bit perplexing the way it casually throws in the word "standard" without any elaboration at that point. It leaves the reader wondering -- which standard? It sounds like it's referring to some widely-recognised standard that the reader is assumed to already know about, whereas it's actually something made up for the struct module. Also I think it would help to point out that the standard is designed to be platform-independent as well as compiler-independent. One can infer this from what is said, but it wouldn't hurt to point it out explicitly. -- Greg