Why is there no PyInt_AsInt() ?

[Jon Perez]

....and instead down-cast the result of PyInt_AsLong() when
the PyObject was an integer in the first place??

 

[vincent wehren]

...and instead down-cast the result of PyInt_AsLong() when
the PyObject was an integer in the first place??

Yes, but a Python integer is "not the same" as a C integer. Python
integers are implemented using a C long.

Vincent Wehren