tracemalloc — Easy Playground

Trace memory allocations to find leaks

Python Playground

import tracemalloc

tracemalloc.start()

# Allocate some memory
data = [list(range(1000)) for _ in range(100)]

current, peak = tracemalloc.get_traced_memory()
print(f"Current: {current / 1024:.1f} KB")
print(f"Peak: {peak / 1024:.1f} KB")
tracemalloc.stop()

Output

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The tracemalloc module is part of Python's standard library. Trace memory allocations to find leaks.

Challenge

Try modifying the code above to explore different behaviors. Can you extend the example to handle a new use case?

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