Kevin Ar18 added the comment:
Maybe a message that says that strings on 32-bit CPUs cannot handle more
than 2GB of data; use the stream instead?
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Kevin Ar18 added the comment:
So, just add an error to the module (so it won't crash)?
BTW, is Python 2.6 ready for use? I could use that feature now. :)
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Kevin Ar18 added the comment:
Just some thoughts
In posting about this problem elsewhere, it has been argued that you
shouldn't be copying that much stuff into memory anyways (though there
are possible cases for a need for that).
However, the question is what should the zipfile modu
Kevin Ar18 added the comment:
Here's another bug report that talks about a 2GB file limit:
http://bugs.python.org/issue1189216
The diff offered there does not solve the problem; actually it's
possible that the diff may not have anything to do with fixing the
problem (though I'm no
New submission from Kevin Ar18:
Summary:
If you have a zip file that contains a file inside of it greater than
2GB, then the zipfile module is unable to read that file.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a zip file several GB in size with a file inside of it that is
over 2GB in size.
2. Attempt to
