Python Random Access File

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This seems like just the sort of thing mmap was designed for. A mmap object creates a string-like interface to a file:

>>> f = open("bonnie.txt", "wb")
>>> f.write("My Bonnie lies over the ocean.")
>>> f.close()
>>> f.open("bonnie.txt", "r+b")
>>> mm = mmap(f.fileno(), 0)
>>> print mm[3:9]
Bonnie

In case you were wondering, mmap objects can also be assigned to: 

>>> print mm[24:]
ocean.
>>> mm[24:] = "sea.  "
>>> print mm[:]
My Bonnie lies over the sea.

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