On Dec 5, 2:13 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here's a hint: go look at comp.lang.python on Google Groups. > > Note that up in the right corner it says "Topics 1-30 of 98305". > > Why do you suppose there is no option to display ALL the topics, > > and that you are limited to 100 at a time? > > I have no idea.
Sure you do, you just said that an HTML file with 100000 items would be a strain on resources. Duh. > > Obviously a massive table is going to be a strain on resources, but > you're not answering the question that I asked. I was looking to see > if I could accomplish what I was trying to do in a more optimized way - > not looking for a "break it up into smaller tasks" answer. Maybe there is no optimum answer. > > There are several reasons why breaking a display into multiple pieces > won't necessarily work - for instance, what if the output eventually > is intended to be an actual file? (e.g. an XML file) ... You don't know how to write to a file without having it all in memory at once? > your solution doesn't really work there. Suit yourself. Let us know when you find the solution, I'd love to see it. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
