Memory problem

Gabriel Genellina gagsl-py2 at yahoo.com.ar
Thu Nov 15 23:18:47 EST 2007


En Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:10:06 -0300, Peter Otten <__peter__ at web.de>  
escribió:

> Rolf Wester wrote:
>
>> Sorry, of course your are wright. I'm running Python2.5 on Linux, my
>> program imports numpy, matplotlib, sys and a python module of my own.
>> This module uses numpy and scipy.weave for imbedded C-code but no
>> extension modules. I though the code to be to large to show, I hoped you
>> could give me hint on what I could try.
>
> I think it is now safe to say that the embedded C code is a more likely
> culprit than the relative humidity of the moon...

Sure; and among all things that could be wrong, I'd start checking the  
reference counts. Get it wrong by -1 and your objects suddenly dissapear;  
get it wrong by +1 and your objects will never be destroyed, demanding  
more and more memory like in this case.

-- 
Gabriel Genellina




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