How is memory managed in python?

[Vishal Rana]

Hi,

In my web application (Django) I call a function for some request which
loads like 500 MB data from the database uses it to do some calculation and
stores the output in disk. I just wonder even after this request is served
the apache / python process is still shows using that 500 MB, why is it so?
Can't I release that memory?

Thanks
Vishal Rana
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