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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>2001-10-18 19:20:25 (GMT)
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Note stricter tp_compare return value requirements.
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C API
+- The documentation for the tp_compare slot is updated to require that
+ the return value must be -1, 0, 1; an arbitrary number <0 or >0 is
+ not correct. This is not yet enforced but will be enforced in
+ Python 2.3; even later, we may use -2 to indicate errors and +2 for
+ "NotImplemented". Right now, -1 should be used for an error return.
+
- PyLong_AsLongLong() now accepts int (as well as long) arguments.
Consequently, PyArg_ParseTuple's 'L' code also accepts int (as well
as long) arguments.