Merge pull request #26 from lsst-sitcom/tickets/DM-40276

DM-40276: Free exposure memory explicitly
lsst-sitcom · Aug 7, 2023 · 57c6b42 · 57c6b42
2 parents 5976e5c + f17bd2d
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diff --git a/python/lsst/summit/extras/animation.py b/python/lsst/summit/extras/animation.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import shutil
 import uuid
 import math
+import gc
 
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
@@ -311,6 +312,10 @@ def makePng(self, dataId, saveFilename):
         self.fig.savefig(saveFilename)
         logger.info(f'Saved png for {dataId} to {saveFilename}')
 
+        del toDisplay
+        del exp
+        gc.collect()
+
     def pngsToMp4(self, indir, outfile, framerate, verbose=False):
         """Create the movie with ffmpeg, from files."""
         # NOTE: the order of ffmpeg arguments *REALLY MATTERS*.