OK, Tim and I corresponded off-list (after that Aahz graciously
suggested direct mail). The code I have is still stand-alone,
but I get good speeds: 60% - 70% of the speed of int(string, base).
It will take a little bit to figure out how it best belongs in
the Python sources, so don't look for anything for a couple of weeks.
Also, I'd appreciate someone testing the code on a 64-bit machine.
Essentially all I'll need is that person to do a build and
then run the tests. Unfortunately the posted module tests only
cover the 32-bit long cases, so what I need is another test tried
on a 64-bit long machine (that uses 64-bit longs in Python).
So, if you have a Python installation where
sys.maxint == (1 << 63) - 1
is True, and you'd like to help, here's what I need.
If you already have the zip, retrieve:
http://members.dsl-only.net/~daniels/dist/test_hi_powers.py
If you don't already have the zip, retrieve:
http://members.dsl-only.net/~daniels/dist/to_int-0.10.zip
(I just added the test_hi_powers.py to the tests in the zip)
Unpack the zip, do the build:
$ python setup_x.py build
copy the built module into the test directory, cd to that dir, and
run test_hi_powers.py. Let me know if the tests pass or fail.
Thanks.
--Scott David Daniels
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