[Python-Dev] Reduce memory footprint of Python (original) (raw)
Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Wed Oct 9 18:53:39 CEST 2013
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On Oct 06, 2013, at 11:41 AM, Benjamin Peterson wrote:
What is the usecase for minimizing the memory usage of Python in the middle of a program?
There are environments where Python is being actively discouraged in part due to its memory footprint. For example, we can't use Python on Ubuntu Touch for long-running processes because the target platforms (phones, tablets) are memory constrained. Python will never be as conservative as C++, but it's also unfortunate that the issue is bad enough for its use to be prohibited.
FWIW, Python 3 is acceptable for some short-lived processes on these platforms.
-Barry
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