[Python-Dev] python-dev Summary for 2004-08-01 through 2004-08-15 [draft]

[Dmitry Vasiliev]

Brett C. wrote:
> --------------------------------------
> Is an int/long combined type worth it?
> --------------------------------------
> language evolution
> 
> Dmitry Vasiliev pointed out that `PEP 237`_ (Unifying Long Integers and 
> Integers) mentioned that a a new type named 'integer' might be 
> introduced that subclassed both int and long.  The discussion waivered 
> between whether it was at all needed, and if it was if it should be a 
> true type or just a tuple containing both types for use with isinstance() .
> 
> No conclusion was reached in the end.
> 
> .. _PEP 237: http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0237.html
> 
> Contributing threads:
>   - `Unifying Long Integers and Integers: baseint 
> <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2004-August/047404.html>`__

The discussion has been closed at:

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=5470&atid=305470&func=detail&aid=1007068

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