New python module creation syntax does not work well with xor of types

[makortel]

Noticed in #47085 e.g.

import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms

process = cms.Process("Test")
from IOPool.Input.modules import PoolSource
process.source = PoolSource(
    fileNames = "nonexistent.root",
    firstEvent = 2**32
)

or

import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms

process = cms.Process("Test")
from IOPool.Input.modules import PoolSource
process.source = PoolSource(
    fileNames = "nonexistent.root",
    firstEvent = cms.uint64(2**32)
)

fail with

TypeError: addUInt32(): incompatible function arguments. The following argument types are supported:
    1. (self: libFWCorePythonParameterSet.ParameterSet, arg0: bool, arg1: str, arg2: int) -> None

or

TypeError: Attempted to assign type <class 'FWCore.ParameterSet.Types.uint64'> to type <class 'FWCore.ParameterSet.Types.uint32'>

, respectively, when run through cmsRun.

PoolSource uses this fillDescriptions for the firstEvent

cmssw/FWCore/Sources/src/IDGeneratorSourceBase.cc

Lines 275 to 276 in 73cb482

	desc.addNode(edm::ParameterDescription<unsigned int>("firstEvent", 1U, false) xor
	edm::ParameterDescription<unsigned long long>("firstEvent", 1ULL, false))

The module generator function uses the unsigned int variant, and makes the use of the other type impossible with the new syntax.

[makortel]

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