nick coghlan uytankmfgmailcom martin v löwis wrote bug right id call implementation limitation im 32 bit machine right assumption typically use range elements index collections cant collections 232 elements actually address space exhausted 229 elements already except str unicode would possible make support larger ranges common case would get slower code would convoluted theres definitely bugs area range object code though x range233 2 lenx 0 x0 traceback recent call last file line 1 indexerror range object index range also believe overflowerror lenself attempting index range intercepted converted something meaningful actual operation requested programmer eg valueerror index range objects sysmaxsize elements nick coghlan uytankmfgmailcom brisbane australia httpwwwboredomandlazinessorg _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list smsbmo9552pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000python300040tangomucom fri 08 aug 2008 104320 1000 python3000 using range