dropped mention of L long integer format, resolves #105

nltk · Jul 1, 2015 · 03f3e1d · 03f3e1d
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@@ -1902,9 +1902,7 @@ Exercises
 
 #. |easy| Given an alphabet of 26 letters, there are 26 to the power
    10, or ``26 ** 10``, ten-letter strings we can form.  That works out
-   to ``141167095653376L`` (the ``L`` at the end just indicates that
-   this is Python's long-number format).  How many hundred-letter
-   strings are possible?
+   to ``141167095653376``.  How many hundred-letter strings are possible?
 
 #. |easy| The Python multiplication operation can be applied to lists.
    What happens when you type ``['Monty', 'Python'] * 20``,