how to free the big list memory

[kyo guan]

Python version 2.4.3

after this code, you can see the python nearly using about 80MB.

then I do this

after this, the python still using more then 60MB, Why the python don't free my memory?

Is there any way to force the python free my memory?

Thanks.

Kyo.

 

[harold]

pydoc gc.collect
pydoc xrange