Based on discussion with Martin and Thomas on python-checkins

neal.norwitz · neal.norwitz · commit 11b97e6d31ce · 2006-02-20T18:57:39.000Z
add a Py_SAFE_DOWNCAST() to make the code correct. git-svn-id: http://svn.python.org/projects/python/trunk@42524 6015fed2-1504-0410-9fe1-9d1591cc4771
diff --git a/Python/getargs.c b/Python/getargs.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ vgetargs1(PyObject *args, const char *format, va_list *p_va, int flags)
 				      : len < min ? "at least" : "at most",
 				      len < min ? min : max,
 				      (len < min ? min : max) == 1 ? "" : "s",
-				      (long)len);
+				      Py_SAFE_DOWNCAST(len, Py_ssize_t, long));
 			message = msgbuf;
 		}
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, message);

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ vgetargs1(PyObject args, const char format, va_list *p_va, int flags)`
`284`	`284`	`: len < min ? "at least" : "at most",`
`285`	`285`	`len < min ? min : max,`
`286`	`286`	`(len < min ? min : max) == 1 ? "" : "s",`
`287`		`- (long)len);`
	`287`	`+ Py_SAFE_DOWNCAST(len, Py_ssize_t, long));`
`288`	`288`	`message = msgbuf;`
`289`	`289`	`}`
`290`	`290`	`PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, message);`