incorrect len

[calvinlow]

BPO	983269

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[calvinlow]

a=12345678901
len(`a`) returns 12.

notice that the the length of a numeric value after 10
digits is actually + 1

[effbot]

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12345678901 is a long integer; x and repr(x) of long
integers includes the trailing "L":

>>> a = 12345678901
>>> print repr(a)
12345678901L

to get just the digits, use str(x). see the docs for more
information on long integers and repr vs. str.