Please file a bug at the new bug tracker (bugs.python.org). Please add a small self-contained code sample that shows the issue, and specify what you would like to see instead (keeping in mind that you just can't allocate 2 GB on a 32-bit box).
--Guido On 8/29/07, Kevin Ar18 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Create a zip file with a file inside consisting of several GB (say 2 or 5 > GB). The zipfile module will fail, when attempting to extract the large file. > > The issue is near line 490 in zifile.py. It appears that read (a file > operation) is unable to read such large amounts of data. I tried editing > zipfile.py so that read would read things piece by piece but just got a > memory error. > > Does anyone know how to fix this limitation in the zipfile module? > _________________________________________________________________ > See what you're getting into…before you go there > http://newlivehotmail.com/?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_viral_preview_0507 > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/guido%40python.org > -- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
