[Pythonmac-SIG] zipfile still has 2GB boundary bug

[Charles Hartman]

>
> Someone should think about rewriting the zipfile module to be less 
> hideous, include a repair feature, and be up to date with the latest 
> specifications <http://www.pkware.com/company/standards/appnote/>.

-- and allow *deleting* a file from a zipfile. As far as I can tell, 
you now can't (except by rewriting everything but that to a new zipfile 
and renaming). Somewhere I saw a patch request for this, but it was 
languishing, a year or more old. Or am I just totally missing 
something?

Charles Hartman