In article <mailman.771.1243360355.8015.python-l...@python.org>, Randall Smith <rand...@tnr.cc> wrote: > >I'm trying to get a grasp on how memory usage is affected when forking >as the multiprocessing module does. I've got a program with a parent >process using wx and other memory intensive modules. It spawns child >processes (by forking) that should be very lean (no wx required, etc). >Based on inspection using "ps v" and psutil, the memory usage (rss) is >much higher than I would expect for the subprocess.
One option if you're concerned about memory usage is to os.exec() another program after forking, which will overlay the current process. -- Aahz (a...@pythoncraft.com) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ my-python-code-runs-5x-faster-this-month-thanks-to-dumping-$2K- on-a-new-machine-ly y'rs - tim -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
