Re: [Python-Dev] Memory Error while reading large file

2008-07-31 Thread Greg Ewing
Martin v. Löwis wrote: (maybe the use of the question mark is more typical in German than in English; my stomach turns around when I read a question that ends with a full stop) No, it's required in English, too. -- Greg ___ Python-Dev mailing lis

Re: [Python-Dev] Memory Error while reading large file

2008-07-31 Thread Guido van Rossum
On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Scott Dial <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Martin v. Löwis wrote: >> >> (maybe the use of the question mark is more typical in German >> than in English; my stomach turns around when I read a question >> that ends with a full stop) > > There is no loss in translation h

Re: [Python-Dev] Memory Error while reading large file

2008-07-31 Thread Scott Dial
Martin v. Löwis wrote: (maybe the use of the question mark is more typical in German than in English; my stomach turns around when I read a question that ends with a full stop) There is no loss in translation here. Proper English requires the use of a question mark just the same as German,

Re: [Python-Dev] Memory Error while reading large file

2008-07-31 Thread Martin v. Löwis
> If you have an actual question I'd like to stress this point as well. Any good posting one wants an answer to must include a question, and that question must be explicitly phrased, and terminated with a question mark. (maybe the use of the question mark is more typical in German than in Engl

Re: [Python-Dev] Memory Error while reading large file

2008-07-31 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:01:42 pm Sumant Gupta wrote: > Hi > > I have a problem reading very large text file. > When I call the len function to get the total lines in python file.i > get memory error . I am reading the list of files in a loop ,2 files > are read properly but when the third file is re

[Python-Dev] Memory Error while reading large file

2008-07-30 Thread Sumant Gupta
Hi I have a problem reading very large text file. When I call the len function to get the total lines in python file.i get memory error . I am reading the list of files in a loop ,2 files are read properly but when the third file is read , It gives an memory error . Sumant Gupta Software Engine