Thanks for the replies! Database will be too slow for what I want to do.
"Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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
