Jack wrote: > Thanks for the replies! > > Database will be too slow for what I want to do. > > "Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jack wrote: >> >>> I need to process large amount of data. The data structure fits well >>> in a dictionary but the amount is large - close to or more than the size >>> of physical memory. I wonder what will happen if I try to load the data >>> into a dictionary. Will Python use swap memory or will it fail? >> What about putting the data into a database? If the keys are strings the >> `shelve` module might be a solution. >> >> Ciao, >> Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch > > Purchase more memory. It is REALLY cheap these days.
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