On 16.07.12 10:36, Stefan Behnel wrote: > Return values could be -1 for "don't know" and -2 for "infinite" at the C > level, and NotImplemented for "don't know" at the Python level. PY_SSIZE_T_MAX is better value for "infinite". In any case no difference for consumer between PY_SSIZE_T_MAX and a real infinity.