PySizeof: almost useful

[Alex Martelli]

Ian Leitch <port001 at gentoo.org> wrote:
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> 2. I'm at a loss as how to calculate the size of a long object -- any tips?

#include "longintrepr.h" (from the Python sources).  Then, given a
PyLongObject *l, abs(l->ob_size) is the number of "digits", each taking
SHIFT bits.

> Many thanks to anyone bored enough to review this code.

Sorry, I don't have the time, but I hope the above tip can be useful.


Alex