martin v löwis qpnyslvloewisde guido van rossum wrote one use case see iteratorversion oslistdir named osopendir globbing huge directory looking certain pattern using oslistdir end needed enough memory hold names using osopendir would need enough memory hold names match would still read entire directory right kind class number applications eg du1 also wouldnt create list files directory add sizes files incrementally question really whether problem keep file names memory simultaneously aahz says total memory consumption large directory still comparatively low todays machines regards martin _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list smsbmo9552pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000python300040tangomucom fri 08 aug 2008 081431 0200 python3000 removal ospathwalk