Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Return-Path: <carlosnepomuceno@outlook.com>
X-Original-To: python-list@python.org
Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status: OK 0.032
X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.94; '*S*': 0.00; 'anyway.': 0.05; 'cache': 0.07; 'odd': 0.07; 'bytes.': 0.09; 'subject:How': 0.10; 'harvard': 0.16; 'nowadays': 0.16; 'quantum': 0.16; 'to:name:python list': 0.16; 'variants': 0.16; 'bit': 0.19; 'separate': 0.22; 'bytes': 0.24; 'integer': 0.24; 'received:65.55.116': 0.24; 'mon,': 0.24; 'task': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'level.': 0.33; 'date:': 0.34; 'subject:from': 0.34; 'really': 0.36; 'sequence': 0.36; "didn't": 0.36; 'email addr:python.org': 0.37; 'architecture': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'von': 0.38; 'skip:_ 30': 0.39; 'subject:': 0.39; 'though,': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'how': 0.40; 'most': 0.60; 'email addr:gmail.com': 0.63; 're:': 0.63; 'today': 0.64; 'different': 0.65; 'email name:python-list': 0.65; 'computers': 0.72; 'subject:get': 0.81; '2013': 0.98
X-TMN: [3AMdEE/UvDTI8OEnI2R8ydorxeuydGS/]
X-Originating-Email: [carlosnepomuceno@outlook.com]
From: Carlos Nepomuceno <carlosnepomuceno@outlook.com>
To: Python List <python-list@python.org>
Subject: RE: How to get an integer from a sequence of bytes
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 02:18:53 +0300
Importance: Normal
In-Reply-To: <CAGGBd_oKchTHJ8u3ebHnHq-wh2P7VDuST87-XUTBZacBaX9GpA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <knvrhf$n5n$1@news.albasani.net>, <mailman.2253.1369668622.3114.python-list@python.org>, <ko85jp$vn3$1@news.albasani.net>, <mailman.2447.1369941788.3114.python-list@python.org>, <kog67o$pt2$1@news.albasani.net>, <mailman.2571.1370224134.3114.python-list@python.org>, <koi9ch$3ps$1@reader1.panix.com>, <CAGGBd_oKchTHJ8u3ebHnHq-wh2P7VDuST87-XUTBZacBaX9GpA@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
MIME-Version: 1.0
X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 Jun 2013 23:18:53.0396 (UTC) FILETIME=[B6939940:01CE60B0]
X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15
Precedence: list
List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language <python-list.python.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/>
List-Post: <mailto:python-list@python.org>
List-Help: <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=subscribe>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Message-ID: <mailman.2614.1370301602.3114.python-list@python.org>
Lines: 17
NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6
X-Trace: 1370301602 news.xs4all.nl 15867 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:43855
X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl
Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:46821

________________________________=0A=
> Date: Mon=2C 3 Jun 2013 15:41:41 -0700 =0A=
> Subject: Re: How to get an integer from a sequence of bytes =0A=
> From: drsalists@gmail.com =0A=
> To: python-list@python.org =0A=
[...]=0A=
> Today though=2C it would be difficult to sell a conventional (Von  =0A=
> Neumann) computer that didn't have 8 bit bytes.  Quantum computers  =0A=
> would still sell if they were odd this way - they're going to be really  =
=0A=
> different anyway. =0A=
=0A=
Nowadays it would be a hard task to find a Von Neumann architecture machine=
.=0A=
=0A=
Most of current CPUs are variants of the Harvard architecture: they separat=
e instructions from data at the cache level. 		 	   		  =