On 9/24/2012 3:32 PM, David Honcik wrote:
> I've run into a large memory leak using Matplotlib with PySide and the
> Qt4 back end. I'm using :
> Python 3.2
> Numpy 1.6.2
> Pyside 1.1.1 (qt474)
> Matplotlib 1.2 (first the Capetown Group port to Python 3, then 1.2 RC2)
> on Windows XP 32 bit
> I've tried using the Python 2.7 branch of all of the above and don't see
> the problem. I don't see the problem with the Tk back end. I don't see
> the problem with the Qt4 back end and PyQt4. Only with the above
> mentioned versions and using the Qt4 back end with PySide.
> The following script will reproduce the problem :
> --------------------
> import matplotlib
> matplotlib.use('Qt4Agg')
> matplotlib.rcParams['backend.qt4']='PySide'
> import pylab
> arrayX = []
> arrayY = []
> for nIndex in range(0, 100):
> arrayX.append(nIndex)
> arrayY.append(nIndex)
> Figure = matplotlib.pyplot.figure(1)
> Axes = Figure.add_axes([ 0.05, 0.05, 0.95, 0.95])
> Axes.plot(arrayX,
> arrayY,
> color = "blue",
> marker = "o",
> markersize = 5.0)
> Axes.set_xlim(arrayX[0], arrayX[len(arrayX) - 1])
> Axes.set_ylim(arrayY[0], arrayY[len(arrayY) - 1])
> matplotlib.pyplot.show()
> --------------------
> I run the above, grab the lower right sizing handle on the plot window
> and start resizing the window. Watching the python process in task
> manager, each resize leaks a noticeable amount of memory. A few minutes
> of this will get process memory up to ~2.5 GB. At that point it crashes.
> I'm new here, am I in the right place?
>
I can reproduce this exactly, also with pyside 1.1.2 and an empty plot.
Looks like QtGui.QImage is leaking.
import matplotlib
matplotlib.use('Qt4Agg')
matplotlib.rcParams['backend.qt4']='PySide'
from matplotlib import pyplot
pyplot.plot()
pyplot.show()
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Christoph
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