Length on an input parameter in python

[coolslife]

Oleg Broytmann <phd at phd.pp.ru> wrote in message news:<mailman.1002876312.21830.python-list at python.org>...
> On Thu, Oct 11, 2001 at 03:16:07PM -0700, coolslife wrote:
> > > > It looks like the length of an input parameter (taken from the command
> > > > line atleast) is limited to 256 characters.
> > > 
> > >    Windows?
> > 
> > Nope, Unix, 2.6
> 
>    On UNIX limits are much, much higher. Something wrong there...
> 
> Oleg.
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So any suggestions on how to overcome this limitation? thx.