[Python-3000] [OT] sizeof(size_t) < sizeof(long)

[Antoine Pitrou]

James Y Knight <foom <at> fuhm.net> writes:
> On Apr 16, 2008, at 11:00 PM, Greg Ewing wrote:
> 
> > If a word is needed for this concept, then invent a new
> > one, e.g. "size unit", rather than reusing "byte", which
> > everyone already understands as meaning 8 bits.
> 
> Nope. Everyone understands "octet" to be 8 bits.

And in French, the only word for "byte" is... "octet" ;-)


Antoine.