--- ./fileobject.c.old	2004-11-16 17:25:09.000000000 -0800
+++ fileobject.c	2004-11-16 17:24:33.000000000 -0800
@@ -503,6 +503,9 @@
 #if !defined(HAVE_LARGEFILE_SUPPORT)
 	offset = PyInt_AsLong(offobj);
 #else
+	if(PyFloat_Check(offobj)) {
+	    offobj = PyLong_FromDouble(PyFloat_AsDouble(offobj));
+        }
 	offset = PyLong_Check(offobj) ?
 		PyLong_AsLongLong(offobj) : PyInt_AsLong(offobj);
 #endif