Swap memory in Python ? - three questions

[Tim Roberts]

John Nagle <nagle at animats.com> wrote:
>Robert LaMarca wrote:
>> 
>> I am using numpy and wish to create very large arrays.   My system is AMD 64
>> x 2 Ubuntu 8.04.  Ubuntu should be 64 bit. I have 3gb RAM and a 15 GB swap
>> drive.
>
>     Does a full 64-bit version of CPython, one where all pointers
>and sizes are 64 bits, even exist?

Absolutely.  

[timr at naxier ~]# uname -a
Linux naxier.xxxxxx.com 2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp #1 SMP Mon Sep 25 17:24:31 EDT
2006 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[timr at naxier ~]# python
Python 2.3.4 (#1, Feb 18 2008, 17:16:53)
[GCC 3.4.6 20060404 (Red Hat 3.4.6-9)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import sys
>>> sys.maxint
9223372036854775807
>>>
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