On 5/23/2010 6:04 PM, Alan G Isaac wrote: > On 5/21/2010 8:34 PM, Christoph Gohlke wrote: >> the 32-bit Python >> interpreter can only use 2 GB of your memory > > Why? > > >>> 2**32/1e9 > 4.2949672960000003 >
Because 2 GB is the memory limit for 32-bit processes running in user-mode under 64-bit Windows, unless the executable was specifically built with 'IMAGE_FILE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE' set. See <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778%28VS.85%29.aspx> _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list [email protected] http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
