struct,long on 64-bit machine

[Neal Becker]

What's wrong with this?
type(struct.unpack('l','\00'*8)[0])
<type 'int'>

Why I am getting 'int' when I asked for 'long'?

This is on python-2.5.1-15.fc8.x86_64

 

[Hrvoje Niksic]

What's wrong with this?
type(struct.unpack('l','\00'*8)[0])
<type 'int'>

Why I am getting 'int' when I asked for 'long'?

C longs are converted to Python integers; see the table on
http://docs.python.org/lib/module-struct.html. If you really need the
Python long, use long(...).