Re: How can I detect 64 bit versions of Python?

Daniele Varrazzo <[email protected]>
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On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 10:19 PM, Vernon Cole <[email protected]> wrote:

> So, how can I tell which "width" of Python I am running, so I know which
> connection string to use?

I use sys.maxint, which is 2^63-1 on 64 bit and 2^31-1 on 32 bit. It's
not available on py3, but sys.maxsize is available on both, and it's
probably equivalent.

-- Daniele
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