[Python-Dev] Re: Re: Int FutureWarnings and other 2.4 TODOs

[Gisle Aas]

"Andrew Koenig" <ark-mlist at att.net> writes:

> An int is a 31-bit integer, INCLUDING sign.  One extra bit indicates whether
> the integer is really a number or, alternatively, a pointer to the rest of
> the representation.

This is exactly how it's done in Ruby as well.  Search for FIXNUM in
http://www.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ruby/ruby.h?rev=1.95&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup

Regards,
Gisle