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[Python-Dev] [RELEASED] Python 2.7.5

Benjamin Peterson benjamin at python.org
Mon May 20 00:56:51 CEST 2013 
2013/5/19 Pierre Rouleau <prouleau001 at gmail.com>:
> Hi all,
>
> I just installed Python 2.7.5 64-bit () on a Windows 7 64-bit OS computer.
> When I evaluate sys.maxint I don't get what I was expected.  I get this:
>
> Python 2.7.5 (default, May 15 2013, 22:44:16) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on
> win32
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>>>> import sys
>>>> sys.maxint
> 2147483647
>>>> import platform
>>>> platform.machine()
> 'AMD64'
>>>> import os
>>>> os.environ['PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE']
> 'AMD64'
>>>>
>
>
>  Should I not get a 64-bit integer maxint (9223372036854775807) for
> sys.maxint ?

This is correct. sizeof(long) != sizeof(void *) on Win64, and size
Python int's are platform longs, you get the maxsize of a 32-bit int.
Check sys.maxsize for comparison.



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Regards,
Benjamin
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