Scott David Daniels wrote: > Grant Edwards wrote: >> On 2009-01-30, MRAB <goo...@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote: >>> Eric Kang wrote: >>>> In two's complement representation, can adding one positive >>>> and one negative give you overflow? >>> No. >> AFAIK, in Python adding integers never gives you overlow >> regardless of sign. > > Right, but he wants his homework answer.
And Python doesn't use pure two's complement notation when it promotes regular integers to longs. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list