mmap interface in Python

[David Ascher]

On 10 Sep 1999, Hrvoje Niksic wrote:

> When discussing Python speed, many people advised me to "slurp the
> whole file in".  The only reason why I didn't like that is the obvious 
> one -- it burns a lot of memory for large files.
> 
> But then I remembered: in C under Unix, I would use mmap() to map the
> file to memory, and operate on that memory.  I don't see why the same
> thing couldn't be available in Python -- under Unix at least.
> 
> To do this, I'd need a `mmap' module that provides a `mmap' function.
> The usage would be something like:

ftp://starship.python.net/pub/crew/amk/new/

(alas, the FTP server is currently broken -- but that's where it will be).

--david ascher

PS: If you're impatient, let me know -- I have an older version somewhere.