Python: Range() maximum size; dynamic or static?
Look at get_len_of_range and get_len_of_range_longs in the builtin module source
Summary: You'll get an OverflowError if the list has more elements than can be fit into a signed long. On 32bit Python that's 2**31 - 1, and on 64 bit Python that's 2**63 - 1. Of course, you will get a MemoryError even for values just under that.
Bolster
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Updated on June 24, 2022Comments
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Bolster about 2 years
I'm quite new to python, so I'm doing my usual of going through Project Euler to work out the logical kinks in my head.
Basically, I need the largest list size possible, ie range(1,n), without overflowing.
Any ideas?