why zip64_limit defined as 1<<31 -1?

[jesse]

the official zip format spec states clearly that normal zip file should be
<= 4G size instead 2G.  I just can not believe Python has such an obvious
bug.

People suggested monkey patch the ZIP64_LIMIT value to pass 2G, I am not
sure what will be the ramifications.
On Jan 28, 2015 1:37 PM, "Chris Angelico" <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 5:53 AM, jesse <chat2jesse at gmail.com> wrote:
> > should not it be 1<<32 -1(4g)?
> >
> > normal zip archive format should be able to support 4g file.
> >
> > thanks
>
> 1<<31-1 is the limit for a signed 32-bit integer. You'd have to look
> into the details of the zip file format to see whether that's the
> official limit or not; it might simply be that some (un)archivers have
> problems with >2GB files, even if the official stance is that it's
> unsigned.
>
> ChrisA
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