in reply to Why is pack("N",42949672965) giving me 00 00 00 05

> Am I missing something.

typo! :)

  DB<122> pack ('N',2**32-1)
 => "\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF"

  DB<123> 2**32-1
 => 4294967295

  DB<124> 2**32-1 - 42949672965
 => -38654705670

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