> n.numbits: method or property? Fredrik Johansson and me agree to use a property. My last patch (numbits-4.patch) implement numbits as a property. Examples: >>> (1023).numbits 10 >>> x=1023L; x.numbits 10L >>> x=2**(2**10); x.numbits 1025L >>> x=2**(2**10); x.numbits.numbits # combo! 11L Victor