Re: [Python-Dev] zipfile module can't handle large files

2007-08-29 Thread Guido van Rossum
Please file a bug at the new bug tracker (bugs.python.org). Please add a small self-contained code sample that shows the issue, and specify what you would like to see instead (keeping in mind that you just can't allocate 2 GB on a 32-bit box). --Guido On 8/29/07, Kevin Ar18 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wr

Re: [Python-Dev] zipfile module can't handle large files

2007-08-29 Thread Martin v. Löwis
> Does anyone know how to fix this limitation in the zipfile module? See http://bugs.python.org/issue1189216 Regards, Martin ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.

[Python-Dev] zipfile module can't handle large files

2007-08-29 Thread Kevin Ar18
Create a zip file with a file inside consisting of several GB (say 2 or 5 GB). The zipfile module will fail, when attempting to extract the large file. The issue is near line 490 in zifile.py. It appears that read (a file operation) is unable to read such large amounts of data. I tried editi