SQLite or files?

[Aahz]

In article <mailman.30.1253183180.2807.python-list at python.org>,
Tim Chase  <python.list at tim.thechases.com> wrote:
>
>- I don't know if you're currently keeping the RTF in memory the 
>whole time, or if you repeatedly reload (whether in one go, or 
>streaming it) and reparse the file.  This sounds memory and/or 
>processor intensive.  Using sqlite, the processing is done at the 
>C-module level, the data is kept on disk and only brought into 
>memory as-requested, being released when you're done with it.

You can also make a SQLite database be in-memory, giving you the
performance benefits of skipping the disk.
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