Practice sys module - 3.1 | Chapter 9: Memory Management and Performance Optimization in Python | Python Advance
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does the sys.getsizeof() function do?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what you would want to know about an object.

Question 2

Easy

Which module do you need to import to use getsizeof()?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall how to access modules in Python.

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Question 1

What does the function sys.getsizeof() return?

  • The number of references to an object
  • The size of an object in bytes
  • The type of an object

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about why you need to know an object's size.

Question 2

True or False: The sys module allows programmers to interact with the Python interpreter.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what kind of functionalities a module might have.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

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.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember to import the sys module first.

Question 2

Discuss how you would optimize a function that is suffering from memory overflow by using sys.getsizeof().

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on analyzing size outputs and making insightful changes.

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