Re: script uses up all memory

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On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 9:21 AM, Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> wrote:
> First I added del(self.tools) before the Django call. That did not
> stop the memory consumption. Then I added a call to gc.collect() after
> the del and that did solve it. gc.collect() returns 0 each time, so
> I'm going to declare victory and move on. No time to dig into the
> Django code. Thanks.

Not all problems need to be solved perfectly :) But at very least, I
would put a comment against your collect() call explaining what
happens: that self.tools is involved in a refloop. Most Python code
shouldn't have to call gc.collect(), so it's worth explaining why you
are here.

ChrisA

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Re: script uses up all memory Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 09:28 +1100
  Re: script uses up all memory Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-07 00:34 +0200
    Re: script uses up all memory Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 09:43 +1100
      Re: script uses up all memory Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-07 01:12 +0200
        Re: script uses up all memory Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 10:31 +1100
          Re: script uses up all memory Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-07 01:53 +0200
            Re: script uses up all memory Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 11:11 +1100
              Re: script uses up all memory Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-07 02:31 +0200

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