Index: Python/ast.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Python/Attic/ast.c,v
retrieving revision 1.1.2.55
diff -c -w -r1.1.2.55 ast.c
*** Python/ast.c	16 Jan 2005 17:09:11 -0000	1.1.2.55
--- Python/ast.c	20 Mar 2005 09:18:35 -0000
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*** 2344,2351 ****
  #endif
  	if (*end == 'l' || *end == 'L')
  		return PyLong_FromString((char *)s, (char **)0, 0);
! 	if (s[0] == '0')
  		x = (long) PyOS_strtoul((char *)s, (char **)&end, 0);
  	else
  		x = PyOS_strtol((char *)s, (char **)&end, 0);
  	if (*end == '\0') {
--- 2344,2355 ----
  #endif
  	if (*end == 'l' || *end == 'L')
  		return PyLong_FromString((char *)s, (char **)0, 0);
! 	if (s[0] == '0') {
  		x = (long) PyOS_strtoul((char *)s, (char **)&end, 0);
+ 		if (x < 0 && errno == 0) {
+ 			return PyLong_FromString((char *)s, (char **)0, 0);
+ 		}
+ 	}
  	else
  		x = PyOS_strtol((char *)s, (char **)&end, 0);
  	if (*end == '\0') {