Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.002 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'architect': 0.03; 'mrab': 0.04; 'infinite': 0.07; 'received:localnet': 0.07; 'subject:missing': 0.07; 'content-type:multipart/signed': 0.09; 'filename:fname piece:signature': 0.09; 'developer': 0.12; 'skip:f 30': 0.13; 'arbitrarily': 0.16; 'bangalore,': 0.16; 'content- type:application/pgp-signature': 0.16; 'developers?': 0.16; 'filename:fname piece:asc': 0.16; 'filename:fname:signature.asc': 0.16; 'positive,': 0.16; 'singleton': 0.16; 'subject:Language': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'int': 0.18; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; 'feb': 0.22; 'saying': 0.26; 'cloud': 0.28; 'received:209.85.210.46': 0.30; 'received:mail- pz0-f46.google.com': 0.30; 'there': 0.33; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.33; 'integer': 0.34; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.35; 'charset:us- ascii': 0.37; 'received:google.com': 0.37; 'received:209.85': 0.38; 'could': 0.38; 'received:209': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.40; 'header:Received:6': 0.61; 'skip:+ 10': 0.64; 'subject:!': 0.66; 'special': 0.66; 'saturday': 0.68; 'wish': 0.68; 'storage': 0.70; 'received:111': 0.84; 'subject:types': 0.84; 'yusuf': 0.84 Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of fayaz.yusuf.khan@gmail.com designates 10.68.129.162 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.68.129.162; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of fayaz.yusuf.khan@gmail.com designates 10.68.129.162 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=fayaz.yusuf.khan@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=fayaz.yusuf.khan@gmail.com DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:subject:date:message-id:user-agent:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=5Mninc/EjO35eIWOuk0eH4oA1fDCrlCRtZCWnL5yALA=; b=mNHDM1EuvaRvLOawU8u+d2Ej/7qORp5LIgqsrKIpWJIlI819kKOzaaRBVLK6FMNman XcOqfOsuHAODnAYwPyx0cqOMU63svAxWbpFWHlazsX8MAWdp8N7OCgEx0HckQw1U61D1 cSAJLGnc9Q6GqsqZUtYqwD0RkWOeUCzBPjYeo= From: Fayaz Yusuf Khan To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: PyWart: Language missing maximum constant of numeric types! Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:52:09 +0530 User-Agent: KMail/4.7.3 (Linux/3.0.0-16-generic; KDE/4.7.4; i686; ; ) In-Reply-To: <4F482D66.1070307@mrabarnett.plus.com> References: <8c2096d9-3cc2-4b64-8f11-c1d958d94243@x19g2000yqh.googlegroups.com> <4F481A5F.4080601@gmail.com> <4F482D66.1070307@mrabarnett.plus.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart6669038.ZLzATBnul9"; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 37 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1330132937 news.xs4all.nl 6910 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:34697 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:20846 --nextPart6669038.ZLzATBnul9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" On Saturday 25 Feb 2012 12:37:58 AM MRAB wrote: > We already have arbitrarily long ints, so there could be a special > infinite int singleton (actually, 2 of them, one positive, the other > negative). Seconded. Although would a wish request to bugs.python.org saying "Allow storage of the integer infinity" make any sense to the developers? :P -- Fayaz Yusuf Khan Cloud developer and architect Dexetra SS, Bangalore, India fayaz.yusuf.khan_AT_gmail_DOT_com fayaz_AT_dexetra_DOT_com +91-9746-830-823 --nextPart6669038.ZLzATBnul9 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJPSDfBAAoJEFp5PFlEQdURekMH/3kIhC/m5EwTwgLcNiKjOCUT 9GdHHGZd+U5zLpDn9Awd1cEVHcxYCgFrEPhCQxN7V0UeoGMAlUGiVDCQfowD+MjI 4a7MdvPpxz4adItIN0McgKurCjrmq+zHNNwy6XjS2VgKTqWM4yTvPuywOFfmIgP+ GM22u29iDUiQmzzw34EZM01PkEJVmug3hvEsjJ4SDd2aQ5AZ/oTkGx5YBPgCfm2w pPwoMSWUS0W6vcmhVDL2ei2qF2uaWfrVdFc+6n+kvb9PoWFpuNSf90iCXkTDxZe1 3Zz3kcZElq+es+YtAg1ycg5cnAo91BBdpkVbUWDcFWDDZYfpc0Y5fwI6GnalOsA= =xcdz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart6669038.ZLzATBnul9--