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Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError?

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Date 2013-04-02 17:16 +1100
Subject Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError?
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
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On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> wrote:
> morphex <morphex@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>While we're on the subject, wouldn't it be nice to have some cap there so
>>that it isn't possible to more or less block the system with large
>>exponentiation?
>
> There IS a cap.  It's called the "MemoryError" exception.
>
> But, seriously, what would you have it do instead?

And If you want a lower cap than the one you currently have, check out
ulimit/rlimit - you can trigger MemoryError sooner.

ChrisA

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Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? morphex <morphex@gmail.com> - 2013-03-30 23:56 -0700
  Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-03-31 07:33 +0000
    Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-03-31 03:48 -0400
    Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? morphex <morphex@gmail.com> - 2013-03-31 05:07 -0700
      Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2013-03-31 08:43 -0400
        Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-31 09:15 -0400
          Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Jason Swails <jason.swails@gmail.com> - 2013-03-31 10:03 -0400
      Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-31 09:04 -0400
      Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2013-04-01 21:45 -0700
        Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-02 17:16 +1100
        Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2013-04-02 12:56 +0000
    Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-31 08:59 -0400
  Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-03-31 03:34 -0400
    Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? "Alex" <foo@email.invalid> - 2013-03-31 22:06 +0000
      Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-01 09:28 +1100
        Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? "Alex" <foo@email.invalid> - 2013-04-01 00:39 +0000
          Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-01 11:58 +1100
          Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-04-01 04:16 +0000
            Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-04-01 07:48 -0400
          Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2013-04-02 08:40 +0100
      Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-01 09:32 +1100
      Re: Why does 1**2**3**4**5 raise a MemoryError? Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-03-31 18:34 -0400

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