How to make a Python Long from a long long in an extension

[searleir at my-deja.com]

Sorry for posting without doing all my homework.   I found an
undocumented PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong() which is exactly what I want.
-Ian

In article <8oe46r$gi6$1 at nnrp1.deja.com>,
  searleir at my-deja.com wrote:
> I am writing an extension module that defines a new Python type.  This
> type is responsible for reading a stream of data, and creating a large
> table. Within the table is a column of time values that are 64 bits
> wide.  I can easily create the value properly using either GNUs long
> long, or MS __int64.
>
> The problem I am having is having is how do I get a 64 bit integer
into
> a Python Long Integer.  PyLong_FromLong() takes a 32bit integer, not
64.
>  Casting to Double works, but truncates the precision for larger
values.
>
> The values are ticks, in 75 nano-second increments, so I do need all
64
> bits of precision.
>
> Does anyone know a way I can get a 64 bit integer into a Python Long
> through an interface ?  Or am I forced to create a Long, and write
> directly to its data (ugh).
>
> Thanks,
> -Ian Searle
>
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