Python dictionary size/entry limit?

[Sean]

Stefan Behnel wrote:
> intelliminer at gmail.com wrote:
> You may be better served with one of the dbm databases that come with
> Python. They live on-disk but do the usual in-memory caching. They'll
> likely perform a lot better than your OS level swap file.
> 
> Stefan

the bsddb module has the feature that access to the database uses the 
same methods as python dictionaries.

Sean