python variable memory usage code example

Example 1: python memory usage

import sys
a, b, c,d = "abcde" ,"xy", 2, 15.06
print(sys.getsizeof(a))
print(sys.getsizeof(b))
print(sys.getsizeof(c))
print(sys.getsizeof(d))

#Running the above code gives us the following result
38
35
24
24

Example 2: python how much memory does a variable need

from sys import getsizeof
a = 42
getsizeof(a) # size of object in bytes