passing uint64_t between python and c++

[Fredrik Lundh]

Jhy-Chun Wang wrote:

> I have a c++ extension that does thing like:
>
> extern "C"
> static PyObject *
> nasUtil_access_cmd(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
> {
>    uint64_t paddr;
>    uint64_t data;
>
>    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, (char*)"LL", &paddr, &data)) {
> return NULL;
>    }
>    ...
> }

from the documentation:

    http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/arg-parsing.html

    "L" (integer) [PY_LONG_LONG]
    Convert a Python integer to a C long long. This format is only available
    on platforms that support long long (or _int64 on Windows).

    "K" (integer) [unsigned PY_LONG_LONG]
    Convert a Python integer to a C unsigned long long without overflow
    checking. This format is only available on platforms that support
    unsigned long long (or unsigned _int64 on Windows). New in
    version 2.3.

in other words, you should use "K" instead of "L", and you should use an
"unsigned PY_LONG_LONG" to hold the value (this may or may not be
the same thing as uint64_t, but why write non-portable code if you don't
have to)

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