3.1 - sys module
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What does the sys.getsizeof() function do?
💡 Hint: Think about what you would want to know about an object.
Which module do you need to import to use getsizeof()?
💡 Hint: Recall how to access modules in Python.
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What does the function sys.getsizeof() return?
💡 Hint: Think about why you need to know an object's size.
True or False: The sys module allows programmers to interact with the Python interpreter.
💡 Hint: Consider what kind of functionalities a module might have.
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Create a Python script that takes a list of mixed types (strings, integers, lists) and uses the sys.getsizeof() function to report on the memory usage of each item.
💡 Hint: Remember to import the sys module first.
Discuss how you would optimize a function that is suffering from memory overflow by using sys.getsizeof().
💡 Hint: Focus on analyzing size outputs and making insightful changes.
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