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Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:57:47 -0700
From: Andrew Robinson <andrew3@r3dsolutions.com>
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When Python3.2 is running, is there an easy way within Python to capture 
the *total* amount of heap space the program is actually using  (eg:real 
memory)?  And how much of that heap space is allocated to variables ( 
including re-capturable data not yet GC'd ) ?