antoine pitrou slvkzycypitrounet hi im attempting bytecode tweaks see httpbugspythonorgissue2459 ive got two questions jump instructions relative absolute jump instructions traditional rationale relative jumps apart positionindependent code allow shorter operand sizes python opcodes operand size 16 bits enough address bytecode arrays relative jumps unsigned means jump forward soon want jump backward switch absolute jump regard dont understand jump_forward possibly bring jump_absolute thanks kind answers antoine _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom wed 06 aug 2008 204629 0000 pythondev two questions jump opcodes