Python 2 has two integer datatypes int and long, and automatically converts between them as necessary, especially in order to avoid integer overflow.
I am simulating a C function in Python and am wondering if there are standard ways to re-enable integer overflow. For the nonce, I've used
overflow_point = maxint + 1
if value > overflow_point:
value -= 2 * overflow_point
Is there a more standard way to do the same thing?
解决方案
I think the basic idea is sound, but needs some tweaks:
your function doesn't overflow on sys.maxint+1, but it should;
sys.maxint can be exceeded several times over as a result of a single operation;
negative values below -sys.maxint-1 also need to be considered.
With this in mind, I came up with the following:
import sys
def int_overflow(val):
if not -sys.maxint-1 <= val <= sys.maxint:
val = (val + (sys.maxint + 1)) % (2 * (sys.maxint + 1)) - sys.maxint - 1
return val