zlib OverflowError: 'size does not fit in an int'

[Larry Martell]

On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 7:15 PM, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 10:46 AM, Larry Martell <larry.martell at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Trying to zip a large file is failing with OverflowError: 'size does
>> not fit in an int'. Googling I found this:
>>
>> https://bugs.python.org/issue23306
>>
>> and this:
>>
>> https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/2192edcfea02
>>
>> which seems to make me think this was fixed this was fixed on Jul 23 2016.
>>
>> I am running CentOS 7 and I have python version:
>>
>> Python 2.7.5 (default, Sep 15 2016, 22:37:39)
>>
>> Which I guess does not have this fix. How can I get a version with
>> that fix (that doesn't break CentOS)
>
> First thing I'd consider is a Python 3.x version. Is there one in your
> CentOS repositories? If not, worst case, you can compile one from
> source or get one from some other repo, and it can't possibly break
> your system because it won't mess with anything you're using.
>
> If you absolutely HAVE to stick with 2.7, you may do well to compile
> from source and NOT install - just run the binary from the source
> directory.

This is a django app, using version 1.9, installed on many sites that
do not have external internet access, so any changes are onerous.
Possible, but a PITA. I will look into building from source.