In a message of Fri, 21 Aug 2015 14:04:18 -0400, Jon Paris writes: >This code: > >import sys >x = sys.maxsize >print ("Max size is: ", x) >y = (x + 1) >print ("y is", type(y), "with a value of", y) > >Produces this result: > >Max size is: 9223372036854775807 >y is <class 'int'> with a value of 9223372036854775808 > >I was expecting it to error out but instead it produces a value greeter than >the supposed maximum while still keeping it as an int. I’m confused. If >sys.maxsize _isn’t_ the largest possible value then how do I determine what is? > > >Jon Paris >jon.f.pa...@gmail.com
If you go over sys.maxsize, Python will just get you a long. The idea is to do away with the distinction between long and int. see: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0237/ Laura _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor