Message 289748 - Python tracker

Message289748

Author	serhiy.storchaka
Recipients	Oren Milman, serhiy.storchaka
Date	2017-03-17.08:44:59
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Message-id	<1489740299.73.0.174810615045.issue29834@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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OverflowError is raised when Python integer doesn't fit in C integer type due to platform limitations. Different platforms have different limits. But in PyLong_AsUnsignedLong() only the upper limit is platform-depended. Negative integers always are not accepted. PyLong_AsUnsignedLong() is used for values that can be only non-negative. I think that ValueError is more appropriate in this case than OverflowError.

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OverflowError is raised when Python integer doesn't fit in C integer type due to platform limitations. Different platforms have different limits. But in PyLong_AsUnsignedLong() only the upper limit is platform-depended. Negative integers always are not accepted. PyLong_AsUnsignedLong() is used for values that can be only non-negative. I think that ValueError is more appropriate in this case than OverflowError.

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Date	User	Action	Args
2017-03-17 08:44:59	serhiy.storchaka	set	recipients: + serhiy.storchaka, Oren Milman
2017-03-17 08:44:59	serhiy.storchaka	set	messageid: <1489740299.73.0.174810615045.issue29834@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
2017-03-17 08:44:59	serhiy.storchaka	link	issue29834 messages
2017-03-17 08:44:59	serhiy.storchaka	create