Hi Adrian, thanks for helping me out. To answer your questions:
1) On the Python console 2) I am not familiar with IPython, yet. 3) The Python IDLE that is included within every pure Python distribution, without installing other applications. Cheers, Patrick Am Dienstag, 23. September 2014 19:36:28 UTC+2 schrieb Adrian Klaver: > > On 09/23/2014 04:04 AM, Patrick Leinenkugel wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am using Spyder within python (x,y) (Version 2.7.6.1) on Windows. > > Doing the following causes a MemoryError in my Spyder Python IDE: > > > > |>>> from numpyimport * > >>>> a_flt= ones((7000,7000), dtype=float64)+4 > >>>> b_flt= ones((7000,7000), dtype=float64)+1 > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "<stdin>", line1, in <module> > > MemoryError > >>>> > > > > | > > > > This is weird, since the memory usage in the statusbar of Spyder shows > > that only approx. 25% of my memory is used. Furthermore, when generating > > even a higher number of these 7000*7000 arrays in the standard Python > > IDE GUI, everything works fine. > > > > |>>> from numpyimport * > >>>> a_flt= ones((7000,7000), dtype=float64)+4 > >>>> b_flt= ones((7000,7000), dtype=float64)+1 > >>>> c_flt= ones((7000,7000), dtype=float64)+1 > >>>> d_flt= ones((7000,7000), dtype=float64)+1 > >>>> e_flt= ones((7000,7000), dtype=float64)+1 > > > > | > > > > Even with 5 floating point arrays created, memory requirements only > > amount to about a third of my total memory of 16GB. So this cannot be a > > real memory problem. Thenupdated to Spyder 2.3.1 using Python 2.7.6 > > 32bits, Qt 4.8.4, PyQt4 (APIv2) 4.9.6 on Windows and the same Memory > > Error results alreay when trying to create the first array with > > 7000*7000 float elements (a_flt)! Furthermore, the same error is > > reproducable in the Spyder IDE on the computer of my colleague, so it is > > not an error related to my specific computer settings. > > > > I also found a similiar question on this issue in this spyder google > > group > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/spyderlib/qE9tiriT91s/0x3s2Aw-efMJ > > < > https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/spyderlib/qE9tiriT91s/0x3s2Aw-efMJ>, > > > however no answer was provided. It would really be nice if someone could > > help me with this paradoxical situation. Thanks in advance, > > Some more information is probably in order. > > So: > > 1) Where are you running the above code, the Python or IPython console? > > 2) If you are using IPython, what version? > 2a) What happens if you run in a stand alone IPython console? > > 3) What is the 'standard' Python IDE GUI you refer to? > > > Patrick > > > > -- > > -- > Adrian Klaver > [email protected] <javascript:> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "spyder" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/spyderlib. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
