Memspector
Inspect memory usage of python functions
Features
- Thread handling
- External tool, doesn't require code modification
Check memspector --help
for command line options
Installation
via pip: pip install memspector
Example
example.py
:
l = []
def a():
l.extend(range(100000))
def b():
global l
l = []
a()
a()
b()
a()
b()
a()
Run memspector example.py
to get the following output:
example.py:b() thread: main_thread total memory diff 2,940,336 -1,799,976 2,040,440 -900,048 example.py:a() thread: main_thread total memory diff 1,139,848 900,400 2,040,280 900,000 1,140,408 900,048 1,140,408 900,048 example.py thread: main_thread total memory diff 1,133,832 906,232
Bugs
Bugs or suggestions? Visit the issue tracker
License
Memspector Copyright (C) 2015 Adam Tauber <[email protected]> This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. See <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.