PyLong_From{Unsigned,}Long: count the # of digits first, so no more space

is allocated than needed (used to allocate 80 bytes of digit space no
matter how small the long input).  This also runs faster, at least on 32-
bit boxes.

Objects/longobject.c

@@ -57,21 +57,34 @@ _PyLong_New(int size)
 PyObject *
 PyLong_FromLong(long ival)
 {
-	/* Assume a C long fits in at most 5 'digits' */
-	/* Works on both 32- and 64-bit machines */
-	PyLongObject *v = _PyLong_New(5);
+	PyLongObject *v;
+	unsigned long t;  /* unsigned so >> doesn't propagate sign bit */
+	int ndigits = 0;
+	int negative = 0;
+
+	if (ival < 0) {
+		ival = -ival;
+		negative = 1;
+	}
+
+	/* Count the number of Python digits.
+	   We used to pick 5 ("big enough for anything"), but that's a
+	   waste of time and space given that 5*15 = 75 bits are rarely
+	   needed. */
+	t = (unsigned long)ival;
+	while (t) {
+		++ndigits;
+		t >>= SHIFT;
+	}
+	v = _PyLong_New(ndigits);
 	if (v != NULL) {
-		unsigned long t = ival;
-		int i;
-		if (ival < 0) {
-			t = -ival;
-			v->ob_size = -(v->ob_size);
-  		}
-		for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-			v->ob_digit[i] = (digit) (t & MASK);
+		digit *p = v->ob_digit;
+		v->ob_size = negative ? -ndigits : ndigits;
+		t = (unsigned long)ival;
+		while (t) {
+			*p++ = (digit)(t & MASK);
 			t >>= SHIFT;
 		}
-		v = long_normalize(v);
 	}
 	return (PyObject *)v;
 }
@@ -81,17 +94,24 @@ PyLong_FromLong(long ival)
 PyObject *
 PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(unsigned long ival)
 {
-	/* Assume a C long fits in at most 5 'digits' */
-	/* Works on both 32- and 64-bit machines */
-	PyLongObject *v = _PyLong_New(5);
+	PyLongObject *v;
+	unsigned long t;
+	int ndigits = 0;
+
+	/* Count the number of Python digits. */
+	t = (unsigned long)ival;
+	while (t) {
+		++ndigits;
+		t >>= SHIFT;
+	}
+	v = _PyLong_New(ndigits);
 	if (v != NULL) {
-		unsigned long t = ival;
-		int i;
-		for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-			v->ob_digit[i] = (digit) (t & MASK);
-			t >>= SHIFT;
+		digit *p = v->ob_digit;
+		v->ob_size = ndigits;
+		while (ival) {
+			*p++ = (digit)(ival & MASK);
+			ival >>= SHIFT;
 		}
-		v = long_normalize(v);
 	}
 	return (PyObject *)v;
 }