title: working with HUGE lists in python
body: <p>how can I manage a huge list of 100+ million strings?
  How can i begin to work with such a huge list?</p>
  
  <p>example large list:</p>
  
  <pre><code>cards = [
              "2s","3s","4s","5s","6s","7s","8s","9s","10s","Js","Qs","Ks","As"
              "2h","3h","4h","5h","6h","7h","8h","9h","10h","Jh","Qh","Kh","Ah"
              "2d","3d","4d","5d","6d","7d","8d","9d","10d","Jd","Qd","Kd","Ad"
              "2c","3c","4c","5c","6c","7c","8c","9c","10c","Jc","Qc","Kc","Ac"
             ]
  
  from itertools import combinations
  
  cardsInHand = 7
  hands = list(combinations(cards,  cardsInHand))
  
  print str(len(hands)) + " hand combinations in texas holdem poker"
  </code></pre>