Maximum List Sizes

[Alex]

> Can Python effectively handle a list this large (9500+ items X 40-60
> bytes / item) or would it be better to do the transformations using
> temp files?

Easily, but it sounds like your data is mostly numerical.  Have you
considered storing it in a Numerical Python array?  If speed is an issue
for you, that might help some more.

Alex.

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