"when i attempted [to load 150MB xml file] my PC goes to lala land, theres much HDD grinding followed by "windows runnign low on virtual memory" popup after 10-15mins. Then just more grinding...for an hour before i gave up"
I have had great success using SAX to parse large XML files. If you use care your memory use will peak at a low number no matter how much XML you chew through. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
