[Tutor] array and int

[Dinesh B Vadhia]

Say, you create an array['i'] for signed integers (which take a minimum 2 bytes).  A calculation results in an integer that is larger than the range of an 'i'.  Normally, Python will convert an 'i' to a 4-byte 'l' integer.  But, does the same apply for an array ie. does Python dynamically adjust from array['i'] to array['l'']?

Before anyone suggests it, I would be using Numpy for arrays but there isn't a 64-bit version available under Windows that works.

Dinesh
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