[issue2488] Backport sys.maxsize to Python 2.6

Martin v. Löwis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: Thanks for the patch. Committed (with modifications) as r63498. -- nosy: +loewis resolution: -> accepted status: open -> closed __ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _

[issue2488] Backport sys.maxsize to Python 2.6

A.M. Kuchling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: Oh, and I don't understand Raymond's comment: sys.maxsize isn't an alias for anything, but a new piece of information (the largest size of containers). Maybe that information isn't useful, or 2.6 doesn't always support containers up to that

[issue2488] Backport sys.maxsize to Python 2.6

A.M. Kuchling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: djmitchell noticed this patch at the bug day -- should it be committed, or just closed? -- nosy: +akuchling __ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ___

[issue2488] Backport sys.maxsize to Python 2.6

Raymond Hettinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: FWIW, I don't see how backports like this add any value at all. The 2- to-3 tool handles renaming well, but a backport just creates a hodge- podge of aliases making the language harder to learn and harder to grep. -- nosy: +rhettin

[issue2488] Backport sys.maxsize to Python 2.6

Georg Brandl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: What about #1570? -- nosy: +georg.brandl __ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> __ ___ Python-bugs-l

[issue2488] Backport sys.maxsize to Python 2.6

Ryan Freckleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: Here's a patch including docstring and NEWS update for this backport. -- keywords: +patch nosy: +ryan.freckleton Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file9859/patch.diff __ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <

[issue2488] Backport sys.maxsize to Python 2.6

New submission from Christian Heimes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: See topic -- components: Extension Modules keywords: 26backport, easy messages: 64528 nosy: tiran priority: high severity: normal status: open title: Backport sys.maxsize to Python 2.6 type: feature request versions: Python 2.6 _