velotron wrote: > x=range(10000000) > x=None > > The problem exists for floats too, so for a less contrived example: > > x=[random.weibullvariate(7.0,2.0) for i in xrange(10000000)] > x=None > > Both leave the Python process bloated in my environment. Is this > problem a good candidate for the FAQ?
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