In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jack wrote: > I need to process large amount of data. The data structure fits well > in a dictionary but the amount is large - close to or more than the size > of physical memory. I wonder what will happen if I try to load the data > into a dictionary. Will Python use swap memory or will it fail?
What about putting the data into a database? If the keys are strings the `shelve` module might be a solution. Ciao, Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list