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python -v app.pyPython Profiling and Troubleshooting Cheat Sheet
Profile Python programs, inspect memory and imports, and diagnose slow or stuck processes.
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Performance Hotspots
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python -m cProfile -o profile.stats app.pypythonANYpstatscprofile
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import pstats
stats = pstats.Stats('profile.stats')
stats.sort_stats('cumtime').print_stats(30)Memory Growth
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import gc
print(gc.get_count())
print(gc.get_stats())pythonANYgcmemory
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import gc
unreachable = gc.collect()
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