On 2013-10-24 21:51, Grant Edwards wrote: > > To hold an (effectively) infinite *bitmap* canvas, you'd > > (effectively) need an (effectively) infinite amount of memory. > > Sparse arrays allow it to be sort-of implemented as long as most of > the bitmap is "empty".
Fair enough. Raw bitmap canvas eats memory like a ravenous dog. But a smarter sparse array would certainly ameliorate the problem well. -tkc -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list