[Numpy-discussion] memmap limits

Robert Kern robert.kern at gmail.com
Wed Nov 18 18:53:13 EST 2009


On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 17:50, Mathew Yeates <mat.yeates at gmail.com> wrote:
> for a 64 bit machine does this mean I am limited to 4 GB?

It depends not just on what your CPU is capable of, but also your OS
and how your Python was built. If all three of those are 64-bit
capable, you should be able to address a lot more than 4 GB.

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Robert Kern

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though it had an underlying truth."
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