[Python-Dev] Type of range object members

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Greg Ewing schrieb:
> Martin v. Löwis wrote:
>> We had this discussion before; if you use ob_size==0 to indicate
>> that it's an int, this space isn't needed in a long int.
> 
> What about int subclasses?

It's what Guido proposes.

It would still leave two types (perhaps three) at the C level,
so C code might have to continue making conditional code depending
on which of these it is. Also, Python code that dispatches by type
still needs to make the distinction.

Regards,
Martin