pyexcel
diff --git a/‎pyexcel_io/service.py
Lines changed: 3 additions & 3 deletions b/‎pyexcel_io/service.py
Lines changed: 3 additions & 3 deletions
diff --git a/‎tests/test_service.py
Lines changed: 18 additions & 0 deletions b/‎tests/test_service.py
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@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def boolean_value(value):
 
 if PY2:
     ODS_WRITE_FORMAT_COVERSION[unicode] = "string"  # noqa: F821
-    ODS_WRITE_FORMAT_COVERSION[long] = "throw_exception"  # noqa: F821
+    ODS_WRITE_FORMAT_COVERSION[long] = "long"  # noqa: F821
 
 
 VALUE_CONVERTERS = {
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def throw_exception(value):
 
 
 def ods_float_value(value):
-    if int(value) > int(constants.MAX_INTEGER):
+    if value > constants.MAX_INTEGER:
         raise exceptions.IntegerAccuracyLossError("%s is too big" % value)
     return value
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def ods_timedelta_value(cell):
     "boolean": ods_bool_value,
     "timedelta": ods_timedelta_value,
     "float": ods_float_value,
-    "throw_exception": throw_exception
+    "long": ods_float_value
 }
 
 
 
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import sys
 from nose.tools import eq_, raises
 from pyexcel_io.service import date_value, time_value
 from pyexcel_io.service import detect_int_value
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@
 from pyexcel_io.exceptions import IntegerAccuracyLossError
 from nose import SkipTest
 
+PY2 = sys.version[0] == 2
+
 
 def test_date_util_parse():
     value = "2015-08-17T19:20:00"
@@ -110,6 +113,21 @@ def test_big_int_value():
     ods_float_value(1000000000000000)
 
 
+def test_max_value_on_python_2():
+    if PY2:
+        ods_float_value(long(999999999999999))
+    else:
+        raise SkipTest("No long in python 3")
+
+
+@raises(IntegerAccuracyLossError)
+def test_really_long_value_on_python2():
+    if PY2:
+        ods_float_value(long(999999999999999+1))
+    else:
+        raise SkipTest("No long in python 3")
+
+
 @raises(IntegerAccuracyLossError)
 def test_throw_exception():
     throw_exception(1000000000000000)