eliss wrote: > I'm using dl.call() to call a C function in an external library. It's > working great so far except for one function, which returns an > unsigned int in the C version. However, in python it returns a signed > value to me. How can I get the unsigned value from this? I haven't > brushed up on my two's complement in a while, so I was hoping someone > could give me a hand. > > Thanks > > eliss It is returning 32 bits. If the sign bit (bit 32) is on it appears as a negative number. Test for negative and multiply the absolute value * 2. That should get you the unsigned value you want in a long.
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