MemoryError Numarray

[Robert Kern]

Bernhard Reimar Hoefle wrote:
> I have the following python script:
> #######################################
> from numarray import *
> 
> while 1:
> 	a=arange(1,300000000)
> 	b=a*100/100
> 	del a
> 	del b
> #######################################
> 
> This script crashes after a few minutes with an error:
> 
> MemoryError: Couldn't allocate requested memory
> 
> How can I avoid python to use new memory space for each loop?

It's entirely possible that you're running out of memory *during* the
first loop. The a array takes up over 1Gb by itself. a*100 is a
temporary array that takes another 1Gb, and finally b takes up another
1Gb. So you have over 3Gb that's trying to exist at the same time.

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Robert Kern
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