On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Thomas Robitaille < thomas.robitai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, > > I have a question concerning uint64 numbers - let's say I want to > format a uint64 number that is > 2**31, at the moment it's necessary > to wrap the numpy number inside long before formatting > > In [3]: "%40i" % np.uint64(2**64-1) > Out[3]: ' -1' > > In [4]: "%40i" % long(np.uint64(2**64-1)) > Out[4]: ' 18446744073709551615' > > Would it be easy to modify numpy such that it automatically converts > uint64 numbers to long() instead of int() when implicitly converted to > python types? > > Hmm, I suspect this is a bug whose source is uint64 having an integer conversion function as part of the type whereas it should be undefined. A quick look at the source leaves me befuddled, so tracking down just how this happens might be a bit of work. Chuck
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