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

two gigabytes.

diff --git a/Lib/chunk.py b/Lib/chunk.py
index bda965fd6f0a2b5a56abfc76bd24d62e482a3bb9..a8fbc1051f3e44794427408fa0c4dbc89b3c9103 100644 (file)
--- a/Lib/chunk.py
+++ b/Lib/chunk.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Chunk:
         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:

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4d14c9a5ac7c5e219a9b971c6539255ee0c78073..8c3dc3894808bdec635ecd9ae6e02bd0cc193bd3 100644 (file)
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ Extension Modules
 Library
 -------
 
+- Patch #1373643: The chunk module can now read chunks larger than
+  two gigabytes.
+
 - Bug #1430298: It is now possible to send a mail with an empty
   return address using smtplib.