text_combined: mark dickinson vqpxmqtcgmailcom thu apr 24 2008 1137 nick coghlan wrote could understand must fit ssize_t limitation index passed range object conceivably even value returned although would little odd isnt happening example index passed zero value getting returned zero overflowerror coming missing pyerr_clear call range code somewhere range code invoking different pynumber_ call conversion looks like coming range_length gets called range_item implements sq_item slot range_item uses length check validity given index dont think would difficult fix indices max value py_ssize_t valid agree worth opening tracker issue mark thu 07 aug 2008 203829 0400 python3000 using range