diff -r ffa851df0825 -r 2fb8b9db1c86 symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12/python-2.6.1/Doc/c-api/long.rst --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12/python-2.6.1/Doc/c-api/long.rst Fri Jul 31 15:01:17 2009 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,209 @@ +.. highlightlang:: c + +.. _longobjects: + +Long Integer Objects +-------------------- + +.. index:: object: long integer + + +.. ctype:: PyLongObject + + This subtype of :ctype:`PyObject` represents a Python long integer object. + + +.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyLong_Type + + .. index:: single: LongType (in modules types) + + This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python long integer type. + This is the same object as ``long`` and ``types.LongType``. + + +.. cfunction:: int PyLong_Check(PyObject *p) + + Return true if its argument is a :ctype:`PyLongObject` or a subtype of + :ctype:`PyLongObject`. + + .. versionchanged:: 2.2 + Allowed subtypes to be accepted. + + +.. cfunction:: int PyLong_CheckExact(PyObject *p) + + Return true if its argument is a :ctype:`PyLongObject`, but not a subtype of + :ctype:`PyLongObject`. + + .. versionadded:: 2.2 + + +.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromLong(long v) + + Return a new :ctype:`PyLongObject` object from *v*, or *NULL* on failure. + + +.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(unsigned long v) + + Return a new :ctype:`PyLongObject` object from a C :ctype:`unsigned long`, or + *NULL* on failure. + + +.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromSsize_t(Py_ssize_t v) + + Return a new :ctype:`PyLongObject` object from a C :ctype:`Py_ssize_t`, or + *NULL* on failure. + + .. versionadded:: 2.5 + + +.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromSize_t(size_t v) + + Return a new :ctype:`PyLongObject` object from a C :ctype:`size_t`, or + *NULL* on failure. + + .. versionadded:: 2.5 + + +.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromLongLong(PY_LONG_LONG v) + + Return a new :ctype:`PyLongObject` object from a C :ctype:`long long`, or *NULL* + on failure. + + +.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(unsigned PY_LONG_LONG v) + + Return a new :ctype:`PyLongObject` object from a C :ctype:`unsigned long long`, + or *NULL* on failure. + + +.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromDouble(double v) + + Return a new :ctype:`PyLongObject` object from the integer part of *v*, or + *NULL* on failure. + + +.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromString(char *str, char **pend, int base) + + Return a new :ctype:`PyLongObject` based on the string value in *str*, which is + interpreted according to the radix in *base*. If *pend* is non-*NULL*, + ``*pend`` will point to the first character in *str* which follows the + representation of the number. If *base* is ``0``, the radix will be determined + based on the leading characters of *str*: if *str* starts with ``'0x'`` or + ``'0X'``, radix 16 will be used; if *str* starts with ``'0'``, radix 8 will be + used; otherwise radix 10 will be used. If *base* is not ``0``, it must be + between ``2`` and ``36``, inclusive. Leading spaces are ignored. If there are + no digits, :exc:`ValueError` will be raised. + + +.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromUnicode(Py_UNICODE *u, Py_ssize_t length, int base) + + Convert a sequence of Unicode digits to a Python long integer value. The first + parameter, *u*, points to the first character of the Unicode string, *length* + gives the number of characters, and *base* is the radix for the conversion. The + radix must be in the range [2, 36]; if it is out of range, :exc:`ValueError` + will be raised. + + .. versionadded:: 1.6 + + +.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromVoidPtr(void *p) + + Create a Python integer or long integer from the pointer *p*. The pointer value + can be retrieved from the resulting value using :cfunc:`PyLong_AsVoidPtr`. + + .. versionadded:: 1.5.2 + + .. versionchanged:: 2.5 + If the integer is larger than LONG_MAX, a positive long integer is returned. + + +.. cfunction:: long PyLong_AsLong(PyObject *pylong) + + .. index:: + single: LONG_MAX + single: OverflowError (built-in exception) + + Return a C :ctype:`long` representation of the contents of *pylong*. If + *pylong* is greater than :const:`LONG_MAX`, an :exc:`OverflowError` is raised + and ``-1`` will be returned. + + +.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyLong_AsSsize_t(PyObject *pylong) + + .. index:: + single: PY_SSIZE_T_MAX + single: OverflowError (built-in exception) + + Return a C :ctype:`Py_ssize_t` representation of the contents of *pylong*. If + *pylong* is greater than :const:`PY_SSIZE_T_MAX`, an :exc:`OverflowError` is raised + and ``-1`` will be returned. + + .. versionadded:: 2.5 + + +.. cfunction:: unsigned long PyLong_AsUnsignedLong(PyObject *pylong) + + .. index:: + single: ULONG_MAX + single: OverflowError (built-in exception) + + Return a C :ctype:`unsigned long` representation of the contents of *pylong*. + If *pylong* is greater than :const:`ULONG_MAX`, an :exc:`OverflowError` is + raised. + + +.. cfunction:: PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsLongLong(PyObject *pylong) + + Return a C :ctype:`long long` from a Python long integer. If *pylong* cannot be + represented as a :ctype:`long long`, an :exc:`OverflowError` will be raised. + + .. versionadded:: 2.2 + + +.. cfunction:: unsigned PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong(PyObject *pylong) + + Return a C :ctype:`unsigned long long` from a Python long integer. If *pylong* + cannot be represented as an :ctype:`unsigned long long`, an :exc:`OverflowError` + will be raised if the value is positive, or a :exc:`TypeError` will be raised if + the value is negative. + + .. versionadded:: 2.2 + + +.. cfunction:: unsigned long PyLong_AsUnsignedLongMask(PyObject *io) + + Return a C :ctype:`unsigned long` from a Python long integer, without checking + for overflow. + + .. versionadded:: 2.3 + + +.. cfunction:: unsigned PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLongMask(PyObject *io) + + Return a C :ctype:`unsigned long long` from a Python long integer, without + checking for overflow. + + .. versionadded:: 2.3 + + +.. cfunction:: double PyLong_AsDouble(PyObject *pylong) + + Return a C :ctype:`double` representation of the contents of *pylong*. If + *pylong* cannot be approximately represented as a :ctype:`double`, an + :exc:`OverflowError` exception is raised and ``-1.0`` will be returned. + + +.. cfunction:: void* PyLong_AsVoidPtr(PyObject *pylong) + + Convert a Python integer or long integer *pylong* to a C :ctype:`void` pointer. + If *pylong* cannot be converted, an :exc:`OverflowError` will be raised. This + is only assured to produce a usable :ctype:`void` pointer for values created + with :cfunc:`PyLong_FromVoidPtr`. + + .. versionadded:: 1.5.2 + + .. versionchanged:: 2.5 + For values outside 0..LONG_MAX, both signed and unsigned integers are accepted. + +