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configurable via sys.set_int_max_str_digits, PYTHONINTMAXSTRDIGITS or -X int_max_str_digits.\n\nFix status: documented_behavior\n\nOther error fragments:\n- Exceeds the limit (%d digits) for integer string conversion; use sys.set_int_max_str_digits() to increase the limit\n\nEvidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):\n- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python/cpython/ca0cdf42cf2181c345739bc0e24c8ff771bd8c38/Objects/longobject.c (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Error formats for to-int and to-str conversions exceeding the configured digit limit.\n- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python/cpython/ca0cdf42cf2181c345739bc0e24c8ff771bd8c38/Doc/library/sys.rst (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): set_int_max_str_digits added in 3.11; limit also settable via PYTHONINTMAXSTRDIGITS or -X int_max_str_digits.\n- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python/cpython/ca0cdf42cf2181c345739bc0e24c8ff771bd8c38/Include/internal/pycore_long.h (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): _PY_LONG_DEFAULT_MAX_STR_DIGITS is 4300.\n\nSearch phrasings: Exceeds the limit (4300 digits) for integer string conversion json; 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