[Python-3000] range() issues

[Nick Coghlan]

Greg Ewing wrote:
> Guido van Rossum wrote:
>> I would like to see the following:
>>
>> - sq_length should return maxsize if the actual value doesn't fit
> 
> So that code will silently behave as though the rest of
> the sequence wasn't there some of the time?
> 
> Can you elaborate on the rationale for this? I'm having
> trouble seeing how it's a good idea.
> 

Yeah, it sounds more like behaviour I would expect from __length_hint__, 
not __length__.

In the bug tracker, Alexander mentioned the possibility of removing 
__length__ and __getitem__ support from range() objects in py3k, and 
implementing only __length_hint__ instead (leaving range() as a 
bare-bones iterable). I'm starting to like that idea more and more.

Cheers,
Nick.

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