[Pythonmac-SIG] memory size for Python applets?

[Sean Hummel]

Why don't we make Python attempt to allocate memory from the Process Manager
(aka Temporary Memory), instead of just running out of memory?

Many applications do this, (Explorer, Netscape, RealPlayer), and it is
completely within the rules of Macintosh application Development.

This would get around most of the out of memory problems.


>Is there any other method than trial and error to deter


>estimate the memory size required for a Python Applet?
>
>The memory size for the Python interpreter itself is set to around 1.5 MB
>'minimum' and almost 8 MB (!) 'preferred'. This seems a LOT to me.
>
>A simple example applet like the imagebrowser requires more than 4 MB to
>open and display a .jpg.file of less than 100 kB. Is this normal?
>
>My Mac does have enough memory for this, but I would like to use Python to
>write small scripts and applets. Several MB imho is a little bit too much
>just for a script with a trivial UI (a preferences dialog box) that does
>trivial things like watching folders, starting apps, working with files,
>sending applescript command and the like.
>
>TIA,
>
>Wolfgang Keller
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