On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Pradipto Banerjee <pradipto.baner...@adainvestments.com> wrote: > Is there any reason why python can’t read a 1GB file in memory even when a > 2.3 GB physical memory is available? Do I need to make a change in some > setting or preferences? > > > > I am using python(x,y) distribution (python 2.7) and use Spyder as the IDE.
Probably you're using a 32-bit Python build, and Windows wasn't able to allocate enough contiguous virtual memory for the process. Try using a 64-bit build instead. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
