How to get memory size/usage of python object

[Sion Arrowsmith]

Santiago  Romero  <sromero at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there a way to check the REAL size in memory of a python object?
>
> Something like
>
>> print sizeof(mylist)
> [ ... ]

Would you care to precisely define "REAL size" first? Consider:

>>> atuple = (1, 2)
>>> mylist = [(0, 0), atuple]

Should sizeof(mylist) include sizeof(atuple) ?

>>> del atuple

What about now, when mylist has the only reference to the (1, 2)
object that also used to be referred to as atuple?

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