Re: [Tutor] concurrent file reading using python

2012-03-26 Thread Abhishek Pratap
Thanks Walter and Steven for the insight. I guess I will post my question to python main mailing list and see if people have anything to say. -Abhi On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Walter Prins wrote: > Abhi, > > On 26 March 2012 19:05, Abhishek Pratap wrote: >> I want to utilize the power of

Re: [Tutor] concurrent file reading using python

2012-03-26 Thread Steven D'Aprano
Abhishek Pratap wrote: Hi Guys I want to utilize the power of cores on my server and read big files (> 50Gb) simultaneously by seeking to N locations. Yes, you have many cores on the server. But how many hard drives is each file on? If all the files are on one disk, then you will *kill* perf

Re: [Tutor] concurrent file reading using python

2012-03-26 Thread Prasad, Ramit
> I want to utilize the power of cores on my server and read big files > (> 50Gb) simultaneously by seeking to N locations. Process each > separate chunk and merge the output. Very similar to MapReduce > concept. > > What I want to know is the best way to read a file concurrently. I > have read ab

[Tutor] concurrent file reading using python

2012-03-26 Thread Abhishek Pratap
Hi Guys I want to utilize the power of cores on my server and read big files (> 50Gb) simultaneously by seeking to N locations. Process each separate chunk and merge the output. Very similar to MapReduce concept. What I want to know is the best way to read a file concurrently. I have read about