martin v löwis qpnyslvloewisde bit surprising especially given following works r range1019100 1019 r0 9999999999999999900 original example fails range_length overflows range_item given range_item almost probably difficult fix first thought range_item use range_length_obj compare rem contributions welcome regards martin _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list smsbmo9552pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000python300040tangomucom fri 08 aug 2008 023949 0200 python3000 using range