> I've run into a problem with large files using Python 2.1.2 and a > Linux 2.4.9 box. We've got a large file -- almost 6GB -- that Python > chokes on even though regular shell tools seem to be fine. Was this Python configured for large file support? I think you have to turn that on somehow, and then everything is automatic. --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)