sys.maxint and xmlrpclib.MAXINT

Question

I guess there is a reason for xmlrpclib to have a seperate MAXINT than sys. Can anyone explain to me why?

>>> print xmlrpclib.MAXINT
2147483647
>>> print sys.maxint
2147483647

Answer 1

Because the maximum integer xmlrpclib can support can be different from the maximum integer the system can support.

>>> sys.maxint
9223372036854775807
>>> xmlrpclib.MAXINT
2147483647L