Max Size of Array when using Numeric.py

[Helka FOLCH]

I've tried to create an array object whose shape is (5500,200) but I get
a memory error. Is there a maximum size for array objects?

Maybe there's a better way of creating the array than what I did :
My program reads the array which is in another format from a file. It
transforms the array to the right format and holds it in a variable(mv)
as a string. Then I just do:

m = array(eval(mv),Float)

Thanks a lot,
Helka