--- boost/python/detail/wrap_python.hpp	4 Nov 2005 21:38:29 -0000	1.22

+++ boost/python/detail/wrap_python.hpp	12 Apr 2006 15:55:11 -0000

@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@

 # include <Python.h>

 #endif

+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x02050000

+typedef int Py_ssize_t;

+#define PY_SSIZE_T_MIN INT_MIN

+#define PY_SSIZE_T_MAX INT_MAX

+#endif

+

 #ifdef BOOST_PYTHON_ULONG_MAX_UNDEFINED

 # undef ULONG_MAX

 # undef BOOST_PYTHON_ULONG_MAX_UNDEFINED

diff -u -r1.7 object_protocol.cpp

--- libs/python/src/object_protocol.cpp	26 Jul 2004 00:32:11 -0000	1.7

+++ libs/python/src/object_protocol.cpp	12 Apr 2006 15:55:31 -0000

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@

       PySequenceMethods *sq = tp->tp_as_sequence;

       if (sq && sq->sq_slice && ISINT(v) && ISINT(w)) {

-          int ilow = 0, ihigh = INT_MAX;

+          Py_ssize_t ilow = 0, ihigh = PY_SSIZE_T_MAX;

           if (!_PyEval_SliceIndex(v, &ilow))

               return NULL;

           if (!_PyEval_SliceIndex(w, &ihigh))

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@

       PySequenceMethods *sq = tp->tp_as_sequence;

       if (sq && sq->sq_slice && ISINT(v) && ISINT(w)) {

-          int ilow = 0, ihigh = INT_MAX;

+          Py_ssize_t ilow = 0, ihigh = PY_SSIZE_T_MAX;

           if (!_PyEval_SliceIndex(v, &ilow))

               return -1;

           if (!_PyEval_SliceIndex(w, &ihigh))