Re: How can I detect 64 bit versions of Python?
"M.-A. Lemburg" <[email protected]>
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Daniele Varrazzo wrote: > 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. Better use sys.maxsize :-) sys.maxint is 2**31-1 on Windows x64, since MS chose not to change the size of longs on Win64. -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Feb 14 2012) >>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::: Try our new mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ _______________________________________________ DB-SIG maillist - [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/db-sig