[Bf-python] Problem with memory...

[Joseph Eagar]

Manuel wrote:

> Willian Padovani Germano wrote:
>
>> Campbell reported about a bug in Python 2.3.X that caused it not to 
>> free memory properly, before 2.37.  He tested then a Blender compiled 
>> with Python 2.4.1, from what I remember, and said that the newer 
>> version had the bug fixed.  That reminds me we should propose to move 
>> to 2.4.x soon, if possible.  Better than doing it close to a new 
>> release.
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> Hi Willian!
> The memory problem seem not totally caused by python.
> Infact, if I delete the hairs by hand (X key) the memory usage is not 
> free too.
> This even if I set the "global undo" option "OFF"... :-|

XKey won't deallocate anything, except for the data that connects the 
mesh to the object, and the object to the scene.  All the rest is simply 
not saved; that's all, but is still available in the databrowse 
buttons.  So XKEY doesn't do much.

Of course, clearing a mesh manually with python does do something :)  
Since your modifying the data, rather then simply "unlinking" it, you 
end up freeing much of the allocated memory.  Just remember 
mesh.update() :P .

joeedh