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Get memory requirement for a variable
import sys
from types import ModuleType, FunctionType
from gc import get_referents
# Custom objects know their class.
# Function objects seem to know way too much, including modules.
# Exclude modules as well.
BLACKLIST = type, ModuleType, FunctionType
def getsize(obj):
"""sum size of object & members."""
if isinstance(obj, BLACKLIST):
raise TypeError('getsize() does not take argument of type: '+ str(type(obj)))
seen_ids = set()
size = 0
objects = [obj]
while objects:
need_referents = []
for obj in objects:
if not isinstance(obj, BLACKLIST) and id(obj) not in seen_ids:
seen_ids.add(id(obj))
size += sys.getsizeof(obj)
need_referents.append(obj)
objects = get_referents(*need_referents)
return size
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