--- gzip.py	2004/11/27 17:38:04	1.1
+++ gzip.py	2004/11/27 17:44:33
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     """
 
     myfileobj = None
+    max_read_chunk = 10 * 1024 * 1024
 
     def __init__(self, filename=None, mode=None,
                  compresslevel=9, fileobj=None):
@@ -215,14 +216,14 @@
             try:
                 while True:
                     self._read(readsize)
-                    readsize = readsize * 2
+                    readsize = min(self.max_read_chunk, readsize * 2)
             except EOFError:
                 size = self.extrasize
         else:               # just get some more of it
             try:
                 while size > self.extrasize:
                     self._read(readsize)
-                    readsize = readsize * 2
+                    readsize = min(self.max_read_chunk, readsize * 2)
             except EOFError:
                 if size > self.extrasize:
                     size = self.extrasize