Help! Error: realloc(): error: allocation failed

[Oliver Fromme]

Michael Dexter <dexter at ambidexter.com> wrote:
 > I am using a Python script named "RedG-analize" analize.py that calls 
 > the webalizer to anazlize httpd logs and I am getting the error:
 > 
 > python2.1 in realloc(): error: allocation failed
 > Abort (core dumped)
 > 
 > The error began appearing as the logs grew in size and I suspect I am 
 > running out of memory in some way but I am not sure.

Yes, the process is running out of memory.  That problem
is not Python-specific, except that your particular Python
program seems to require lots of memory.

You might try to increase your process limits.  (Depending
on your shell, the command is "ulimit" or "limit"; please
consult the manual page of your shell.)  If you're already
at the hard limit, you might have to compile a new kernel
with a larger DSIZE.

By the way, Python 2.1 is a bit outdated.  I recommend up-
dating to the latest version of Python (which might also
have a more efficient memory-management), unless the script
you're using is written in a way that makes it incompatible
with newer versions.  (In the latter case I would rather
fix the script.)

Best regards
   Oliver

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