--- Python-2.7.1/Modules/python.c.orig	Tue Jun 21 21:35:45 2011

+++ Python-2.7.1/Modules/python.c	Tue Jun 21 21:39:29 2011

@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@

 #include <floatingpoint.h>

 #endif

+#if defined(sun) && defined(__SVR4) && !defined(_LP64)

+#define USE_EXTENDED_FILE_STDIO 1

+#include <stdio.h>

+#include <stdio_ext.h>

+#include <signal.h>

+#endif

+

 int

 main(int argc, char **argv)

 {

@@ -20,5 +27,18 @@

 	m = fpgetmask();

 	fpsetmask(m & ~FP_X_OFL);

 #endif

+#ifdef USE_EXTENDED_FILE_STDIO

+	/*

+	 * enable extended FILE facility on Solaris so that Python

+	 * apps can keep more than 256 file descriptors open

+	 */

+	struct rlimit rlp;

+	(void) getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rlp);

+	rlp.rlim_cur = rlp.rlim_max;

+	if (setrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rlp) != -1) {

+		enable_extended_FILE_stdio(-1, 0);

+	}

+#endif

+

 	return Py_Main(argc, argv);

 }