long¶
These represent numbers in an unlimited range, subject to available (virtual) memory only. For the purpose of shift and mask operations, a binary representation is assumed, and negative numbers are represented in a variant of 2’s complement which gives the illusion of an infinite string of sign bits extending to the left.
Constructors¶
- long()
- Returns an expression converted into a long integer number.
- literal syntax
- Initializes a new instance of the long type.
Base Designators¶
- 0… (Base Designators)
- Returns a decimal integer converted from the specified base.
Methods¶
- bit_length
- Returns the number of bits necessary to represent an integer in binary, excluding the sign and leading zeros.