A long time ago, Travis wrote: > On a related, but orthogonal note: > > My understanding is that using memory-mapped files for *very* large > files will require modification to the mmap module in Python --- > something I think we should push. One part of that process would be > to add the C-struct array interface to the mmap module and the buffer > object -- perhaps this is how we get the array interface into Python > quickly. Then, if we could make a base-type mmap that did not use > the buffer interface or the sequence interface (similar to the > bigndarray in scipy_core) and therefore by-passed the problems with > Python in those areas, then the current mmap object could inherit from > the base class and provide current functionality while still exposing > the array interface for access to >2GB files on 64-bit systems. > > Who would like to take up the ball for modifying mmap in Python in > this fashion? > > -Travis
Did anyone ever "pick up the ball" on this issue? Glen ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/numpy-discussion
