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On a machine with 2GB of memory, running multiple parallel processes for image tasks reduces efficiency due to resource contention; calling gc.collect() after processing each asset helps free memory between assets.
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UnverifiedOn a single-core 2GB machine, images should be processed serially one task at a time, avoiding parallelism, because parallelism causes two tasks to each get half the memory and both fail; serial processing is faster over the whole batch, because no tasks are killed and restarted80% similarUnverifiedCalling gc.collect() once after processing each asset can actively reclaim circular references and avoid memory buildup; on a 2GB machine, actively reclaiming once per processed item can turn the memory curve from a sawtooth buildup into a flat staircase77% similarUnverifiedOn a 1 vCPU / 2 GB instance, not explicitly calling gc.collect() may cause Python's cyclic-reference garbage collection to lag, with peak memory exceeding 2 GB and being terminated by the OOM Killer.76% similarUnverifiedSpawning a subprocess for each file in heavy rendering steps and letting the OS reclaim all its memory pages upon subprocess exit releases memory more thoroughly than calling gc.collect() within a single long-running process.73% similar
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