arbitrary long integer aritmetics

[Erik Max Francis]

Russell Reagan wrote:

> "Fredrik Lundh" <fredrik at pythonware.com> wrote
> 
> > >>> 2147483647 * 2147483647 * 2147483647
> > 4611686014132420609L
> >
> > (note the trailing L).
> 
> Oddly, I get a different answer than you. What's the problem?

Probably because he pasted in an incomplete transcript.  The calculation
he shows is multiplying it twice, not three times:

>>> x = 2147483647L
>>> x**2
4611686014132420609L
>>> x**3
9903520300447984150353281023L

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