Patch #1373643: The chunk module can now read chunks larger than

two gigabytes.


git-svn-id: http://svn.python.org/projects/python/trunk@42464 6015fed2-1504-0410-9fe1-9d1591cc4771

Author: georg.brandl

Lib/chunk.py

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def __init__(self, file, align=True, bigendian=True, inclheader=False):
         if len(self.chunkname) < 4:
             raise EOFError
         try:
-            self.chunksize = struct.unpack(strflag+'l', file.read(4))[0]
+            self.chunksize = struct.unpack(strflag+'L', file.read(4))[0]
         except struct.error:
             raise EOFError
         if inclheader:

Misc/NEWS

@@ -363,6 +363,9 @@ Extension Modules
 Library
 -------
 
+- Patch #1373643: The chunk module can now read chunks larger than
+  two gigabytes.
+
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