javier wrote: > How about using this? > > #!/usr/bin/env python > > import sys > b = 1 > x = sys.maxint > > while x: > x = x >> 1 > b = b+1 > > print(b) > > > Cheers > J
It looks a bit better than a simple 32/64 result. 128 bit processors are in existence now, though not for general purpose computers. So anything that is is less likely to break is better as far as I am concerned. dave -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org