[Python-Dev] Unclear on the way forward with unsigned integers

[Guido van Rossum]

> I've reread pep237 (is this the relevant one?) again.

Yes.

> Do I understand this correctly, that all the following expressions
> will be 'true' and will compile/execute without any warnings (on
> a 32bit box):
> 
> Python 2.2:
> 0x80000000 == -2147483648

Yes.

> Python 2.3:
> 0x80000000L == 2147483648

Also in 2.2.  Before that, 0x80000000L had the same value, but
2147483648 raised OverflowError.

> Python 2.x (Phase B1?):
> 0x80000000L == 2147483648
> 
> Python 2.y (Phase B2 and later):
> 0x80000000 == 2147483648

Yes.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)