SF [#466125] PyLong_AsLongLong works for any integer.

Generalize PyLong_AsLongLong to accept int arguments too.  The real point
is so that PyArg_ParseTuple's 'L' code does too.  That code was
undocumented (AFAICT), so documented it.

Doc/ext/extending.tex

@@ -743,6 +743,11 @@ Convert a Python integer to a plain C \ctype{int}.
 \item[\samp{l} (integer) {[long int]}]
 Convert a Python integer to a C \ctype{long int}.
 
+\item[\samp{L} (integer) {[LONG_LONG]}]
+Convert a Python integer to a C \ctype{long long}.  This format is only
+available on platforms that support \ctype{long long} (or \ctype{_int64}
+on Windows).
+
 \item[\samp{c} (string of length 1) {[char]}]
 Convert a Python character, represented as a string of length 1, to a
 C \ctype{char}.

Misc/ACKS

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ Grant Edwards
 Lance Ellinghaus
 David Ely
 Jeff Epler
+Tom Epperly
 Stoffel Erasmus
 Michael Ernst
 Ben Escoto

Misc/NEWS

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ Build
 
 C API
 
+- PyLong_AsLongLong() now accepts int (as well as long) arguments.
+  Consequently, PyArg_ParseTuple's 'L' code also accepts int (as well
+  as long) arguments.
+
 New platforms
 
 Tests

Modules/_testcapimodule.c

@@ -255,6 +255,55 @@ test_longlong_api(PyObject* self, PyObject* args)
 #undef F_U_TO_PY
 #undef F_PY_TO_U
 
+/* Test the L code for PyArg_ParseTuple.  This should deliver a LONG_LONG
+   for both long and int arguments.  The test may leak a little memory if
+   it fails.
+*/
+static PyObject *
+test_L_code(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+	PyObject *tuple, *num;
+	LONG_LONG value;
+
+        if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ":test_L_code"))
+                return NULL;
+
+        tuple = PyTuple_New(1);
+        if (tuple == NULL)
+        	return NULL;
+
+        num = PyLong_FromLong(42);
+        if (num == NULL)
+        	return NULL;
+
+        PyTuple_SET_ITEM(tuple, 0, num);
+
+        value = -1;
+        if (PyArg_ParseTuple(tuple, "L:test_L_code", &value) < 0)
+        	return NULL;
+        if (value != 42)
+        	return raiseTestError("test_L_code",
+			"L code returned wrong value for long 42");
+
+	Py_DECREF(num);
+        num = PyInt_FromLong(42);
+        if (num == NULL)
+        	return NULL;
+
+        PyTuple_SET_ITEM(tuple, 0, num);
+
+	value = -1;
+        if (PyArg_ParseTuple(tuple, "L:test_L_code", &value) < 0)
+        	return NULL;
+        if (value != 42)
+        	return raiseTestError("test_L_code",
+			"L code returned wrong value for int 42");
+
+	Py_DECREF(tuple);
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
+}
+
 #endif	/* ifdef HAVE_LONG_LONG */
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -291,6 +340,7 @@ static PyMethodDef TestMethods[] = {
 	{"test_long_api",	test_long_api,		METH_VARARGS},
 #ifdef HAVE_LONG_LONG
 	{"test_longlong_api",	test_longlong_api,	METH_VARARGS},
+	{"test_L_code",		test_L_code,		METH_VARARGS},
 #endif
 	{NULL, NULL} /* sentinel */
 };

Objects/longobject.c

@@ -679,7 +679,13 @@ PyLong_AsLongLong(PyObject *vv)
 	int one = 1;
 	int res;
 
-	if (vv == NULL || !PyLong_Check(vv)) {
+	if (vv == NULL) {
+		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (!PyLong_Check(vv)) {
+		if (PyInt_Check(vv))
+			return (LONG_LONG)PyInt_AsLong(vv);
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return -1;
 	}