[issue4093] add gc/memory management tests to pybench

Marc-Andre Lemburg added the comment: I think it's better to keep pybench speed performance oriented and rather use a new tool for memory performance tests. I've recently done a lightning talk at PyCon UK on the subject and found the current tools we have for memory testing a bit underdevelope

[issue4093] add gc/memory management tests to pybench

Mark Lawrence added the comment: Antoine or Marc-Andre will either of you follow up on this as the last message msg74608 was nearly six years ago? -- nosy: +BreamoreBoy ___ Python tracker __

[issue4093] add gc/memory management tests to pybench

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[issue4093] add gc/memory management tests to pybench

Marc-Andre Lemburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: I'll follow up on this next week. ___ Python tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ___ ___ Python

[issue4093] add gc/memory management tests to pybench

Antoine Pitrou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: > Note that pybench disables GC per default for exactly the reasons > causing #4074 :-) I know, I was thinking to enable the GC only in the GC-specific test of course. The idea is to have a test stressing the GC heavily, such as the example c

[issue4093] add gc/memory management tests to pybench

Marc-Andre Lemburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: I'm not sure whether pybench is the right tool for this. Note that pybench disables GC per default for exactly the reasons causing #4074 :-) pybench already has a --with-gc switch, so it's possible to benchmark with or without GC and see

[issue4093] add gc/memory management tests to pybench

New submission from Antoine Pitrou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Issue #4074 suggests to me that maybe pybench should have some gc and/or memory management tests. Marc-Andre, what do you think? -- components: Demos and Tools messages: 74599 nosy: lemburg, pitrou priority: normal severity: normal