Change int() so that passing a string, unicode, float or long argument

that is outside the integer range no longer raises OverflowError, but
returns a long object instead.

This fixes SF bug http://www.python.org/sf/635115

Doc/api/abstract.tex

@@ -650,8 +650,9 @@ determination.
 
 \begin{cfuncdesc}{PyObject*}{PyNumber_Int}{PyObject *o}
   Returns the \var{o} converted to an integer object on success, or
-  \NULL{} on failure.  This is the equivalent of the Python expression
-  \samp{int(\var{o})}.\bifuncindex{int}
+  \NULL{} on failure.  If the argument is outside the integer range
+  a long object will be returned instead. This is the equivalent
+  of the Python expression \samp{int(\var{o})}.\bifuncindex{int}
 \end{cfuncdesc}
 
 \begin{cfuncdesc}{PyObject*}{PyNumber_Long}{PyObject *o}

Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex

@@ -507,6 +507,8 @@ def my_import(name):
   Otherwise, the argument may be a plain or
   long integer or a floating point number.  Conversion of floating
   point numbers to integers truncates (towards zero).
+  If the argument is outside the integer range a long object will
+  be returned instead.
 \end{funcdesc}
 
 \begin{funcdesc}{intern}{string}

Lib/test/test_b1.py

@@ -438,17 +438,19 @@ try:
 except:
     raise TestFailed, "int(%s)" % `s[1:]` + " should return long"
 try:
-    int(1e100)
+    x = int(1e100)
 except OverflowError:
-    pass
+    raise TestFailed("int(1e100) mustn't raise OverflowError")
 else:
-    raise TestFailed("int(1e100) expected OverflowError")
+    if not isinstance(x, long):
+        raise TestFailed("int(1e100) should have returned long")
 try:
-    int(-1e100)
+    x = int(-1e100)
 except OverflowError:
-    pass
+    raise TestFailed("int(-1e100) mustn't raise OverflowError")
 else:
-    raise TestFailed("int(-1e100) expected OverflowError")
+    if not isinstance(x, long):
+        raise TestFailed("int(-1e100) should have returned long")
 
 
 # SF bug 434186:  0x80000000/2 != 0x80000000>>1.

Lib/test/test_long.py

@@ -267,22 +267,26 @@ def test_misc(maxdigits=MAXDIGITS):
     # but long -> int should overflow for hugepos+1 and hugeneg-1
     x = hugepos_aslong + 1
     try:
-        int(x)
-        raise ValueError
+        y = int(x)
     except OverflowError:
-        pass
-    except:
-        raise TestFailed, "int(long(sys.maxint) + 1) didn't overflow"
+        raise TestFailed, "int(long(sys.maxint) + 1) mustn't overflow"
+    if not isinstance(y, long):
+        raise TestFailed("int(long(sys.maxint) + 1) should have returned long")
 
     x = hugeneg_aslong - 1
     try:
-        int(x)
-        raise ValueError
+        y = int(x)
     except OverflowError:
-        pass
-    except:
-        raise TestFailed, "int(long(-sys.maxint-1) - 1) didn't overflow"
+        raise TestFailed, "int(long(-sys.maxint-1) - 1) mustn't overflow"
+    if not isinstance(y, long):
+        raise TestFailed("int(long(-sys.maxint-1) - 1) should have returned long")
 
+    class long2(long):
+        pass
+    x = long2(1L<<100)
+    y = int(x)
+    if type(y) is not long:
+        raise TestFailed("overflowing int conversion must return long not long subtype")
 # ----------------------------------- tests of auto int->long conversion
 
 def test_auto_overflow():

Lib/test/test_types.py

@@ -138,16 +138,16 @@ if not 12L < 24L: raise TestFailed, 'long op'
 if not -24L < -12L: raise TestFailed, 'long op'
 x = sys.maxint
 if int(long(x)) != x: raise TestFailed, 'long op'
-try: int(long(x)+1L)
-except OverflowError: pass
-else:raise TestFailed, 'long op'
+try: y = int(long(x)+1L)
+except OverflowError: raise TestFailed, 'long op'
+if not isinstance(y, long): raise TestFailed, 'long op'
 x = -x
 if int(long(x)) != x: raise TestFailed, 'long op'
 x = x-1
 if int(long(x)) != x: raise TestFailed, 'long op'
-try: int(long(x)-1L)
-except OverflowError: pass
-else:raise TestFailed, 'long op'
+try: y = int(long(x)-1L)
+except OverflowError: raise TestFailed, 'long op'
+if not isinstance(y, long): raise TestFailed, 'long op'
 
 try: 5 << -5
 except ValueError: pass

Misc/NEWS

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ What's New in Python 2.3 alpha 1?
 
 Type/class unification and new-style classes
 --------------------------------------------
+- int() now returns a long object if the argument is outside the
+  integer range, so int("4"*1000), int(1e200) and int(1L<<1000) will
+  all return long objects instead of raising an OverflowError.
 
 - Assignment to __class__ is disallowed if either the old or the new
   class is a statically allocated type object (such as defined by an

Objects/floatobject.c

@@ -641,6 +641,13 @@ float_coerce(PyObject **pv, PyObject **pw)
 	return 1; /* Can't do it */
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+float_long(PyObject *v)
+{
+	double x = PyFloat_AsDouble(v);
+	return PyLong_FromDouble(x);
+}
+
 static PyObject *
 float_int(PyObject *v)
 {
@@ -652,8 +659,7 @@ float_int(PyObject *v)
 #ifdef RISCOS
 	/* conversion from floating to integral type would raise exception */
 	if (wholepart>LONG_MAX || wholepart<LONG_MIN) {
-		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError, "float too large to convert");
-		return NULL;
+		return float_long(v);
 	}
 #endif
 	/* doubles may have more bits than longs, or vice versa; and casting
@@ -663,15 +669,7 @@ float_int(PyObject *v)
 	aslong = (long)wholepart;
 	if ((double)aslong == wholepart)
 		return PyInt_FromLong(aslong);
-	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError, "float too large to convert");
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-static PyObject *
-float_long(PyObject *v)
-{
-	double x = PyFloat_AsDouble(v);
-	return PyLong_FromDouble(x);
+	return float_long(v);
 }
 
 static PyObject *

Objects/intobject.c

@@ -166,9 +166,20 @@ PyInt_AsLong(register PyObject *op)
 	if (io == NULL)
 		return -1;
 	if (!PyInt_Check(io)) {
-		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-				"nb_int should return int object");
-		return -1;
+		if (PyLong_Check(io)) {
+			/* got a long? => retry int conversion */
+			val = PyLong_AsLong((PyObject *)io);
+			if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
+				Py_DECREF(io);
+				return -1;
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+					"nb_int should return int object");
+			return -1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	val = PyInt_AS_LONG(io);
@@ -892,7 +903,8 @@ Convert a string or number to an integer, if possible.  A floating point\n\
 argument will be truncated towards zero (this does not include a string\n\
 representation of a floating point number!)  When converting a string, use\n\
 the optional base.  It is an error to supply a base when converting a\n\
-non-string.");
+non-string. If the argument is outside the integer range a long object\n\
+will be returned instead.");
 
 static PyNumberMethods int_as_number = {
 	(binaryfunc)int_add,	/*nb_add*/

Objects/longobject.c

@@ -2516,16 +2516,6 @@ long_coerce(PyObject **pv, PyObject **pw)
 	return 1; /* Can't do it */
 }
 
-static PyObject *
-long_int(PyObject *v)
-{
-	long x;
-	x = PyLong_AsLong(v);
-	if (PyErr_Occurred())
-		return NULL;
-	return PyInt_FromLong(x);
-}
-
 static PyObject *
 long_long(PyObject *v)
 {
@@ -2533,6 +2523,27 @@ long_long(PyObject *v)
 	return v;
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+long_int(PyObject *v)
+{
+	long x;
+	x = PyLong_AsLong(v);
+	if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
+		if (PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_OverflowError)) {
+				PyErr_Clear();
+				if (PyLong_CheckExact(v)) {
+					Py_INCREF(v);
+					return v;
+				}
+				else
+					return _PyLong_Copy((PyLongObject *)v);
+		}
+		else
+			return NULL;
+	}
+	return PyInt_FromLong(x);
+}
+
 static PyObject *
 long_float(PyObject *v)
 {