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Kirill Smelkov
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Tim Peters
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Add info about Windows filesystem limits.
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@@ -199,7 +199,11 @@ Windows
Win64. This means that, for example, you can use f.tell() and f.seek()
to manipulate files larger than 2 gigabytes (provided you have enough
disk space, and are using a Windows filesystem that supports large
partitions).
partitions). Windows filesystem limits: FAT has a 2GB (gigabyte)
filesize limit, and large file support makes no difference there.
FAT32's limit is 4GB, and files >= 2GB are easier to use from Python now.
NTFS has no practical limit on file size, and files of any size can be
used from Python now.
- The w9xpopen hack is now used on Windows NT and 2000 too when COMPSPEC
points to command.com (patch from Brian Quinlan).
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