STINNER Victor <victor.stin...@haypocalc.com> added the comment: > Python\pystrtod.c(902) : 'function' : conversion from 'Py_ssize_t' to 'int', > possible loss of data > Python\pystrtod.c(1023) : '=' : conversion from 'Py_ssize_t' to 'int', > possible loss of data
I asked dmalcolm on IRC if int or Py_ssize_t should be used: "this is the number of digits to use in the floating point representation, right? it strikes me that if you're overflowing an int, you're asking for a very very very long string" (yes, INT_MAX is usually 2^31) "... looking at usage of precision seems to ultimately land in Python/dtoa.c, which uses int..." ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue9566> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com