Python dictionary size/entry limit?

Stefan Behnel stefan_ml at behnel.de
Wed Feb 25 09:39:15 EST 2009


Martin v. Löwis wrote:
> intelliminer at gmail.com wrote:
>> Is there a limit to the size or number of entries that a single 
>> dictionary can possess?
> 
> On a 32-bit system, the dictionary can have up to 2**31 slots,
> meaning that the maximum number of keys is slightly smaller
> (about 2**30).

Which, in practice, means that the size is limited by the available memory.

Stefan



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