Using python for writing models: How to run models in restricted python mode?

[Jeremy Sanders]

vinjvinj wrote:
 
> 2. restrict the amount of memory a module uses as well. For instance
> how can I restrict a user from doing a = range(10000000000) or similar
> tasks so that my whole compute farm does not come down.

The safest way to do this in unix is to run the model in a separate process,
and use ulimit (or the resource module) to limit the memory usage.

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