[Python-Dev] Three-char file extensions
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skip at pobox.com
Sun Jul 15 16:08:24 CEST 2007
>> Also, it seems that memory sticks and USB thumb drives are often
>> formatted with FAT because that's the closest we have to a universal
>> file format.
Paul> I think they tend to use FAT32 (the ones I've seen do), which does
Paul> support long filenames and more than 3 character extensions.
I'd check with the guys doing the Portable Python and Movable Python stuff
to see if they see >-three-char extensions as a problem.
http://www.portablepython.com/
http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/movpy/
They both seem to be Window-centric so they've pretty much been off my radar
screen.
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