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Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

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Python freezes up, consumes unnecessary resources

Lately, I've been having a problem with Python. Every once in a while, Python starts to eat up ridiculous amounts of memory (120+ megs) and CPU time (60% or more, often above 90%). When this happens, Python-based apps stop working - btdownloadgui stops downloading, for example, and fails to update the information about active torrents.

iphitus

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

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Re: Python freezes up, consumes unnecessary resources

stop using -mm and ill bet it stops.

Gullible Jones

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Re: Python freezes up, consumes unnecessary resources

Yep... MM kernel... Coulda figured. :oops:

Gullible Jones

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Re: Python freezes up, consumes unnecessary resources

Nope, it isn't the MM kernel. Still the exact same problem wtih the stock kernel... Bah! Removed and reinstalled Python, I'll see if that helps...

phrakture

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Registered: 2003-10-29

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Re: Python freezes up, consumes unnecessary resources

happening for me too - i emailed the bt maintiner, thinking it was bittorrent... and downgraded... I think it's pygtk, and console python apps don't do it

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Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

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Re: Python freezes up, consumes unnecessary resources

Bleh... Well, I can ditch Bittorrent shortly, then this problem will plague me no more.

phrakture

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Re: Python freezes up, consumes unnecessary resources

is your issue with bittorrent too? it may not be pygtk... because grip works perfectly.... hmmmm

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Gullible Jones

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Re: Python freezes up, consumes unnecessary resources

Yep... As I said, I won't be needing it very shortly though.

zeppelin

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From: Athens, Greece

Registered: 2004-03-05

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Re: Python freezes up, consumes unnecessary resources

it's not pygtk. bittorent in curses has the same problem too.. I have reported it in bugs.archlinux.org already

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