Running a module workaround python "Scalene"

Question

I am trying to debug a memory leak in a module using Scalene.

Unfortunately, it appears that I can only run scalene script.py while I need to be able to specify the module to correctly run the application with python -m mymodule, which I can't seem to do with scalene.

Is there a way to overcome this? Thank you in advance

Answer 1

You can use runpy.run_module() to create a wrapper around your module, which you can then profile!

wrapper.py might contain:

from runpy import run_module
run_module('your_module_name', run_name='__main__')

and then you can run scalene wrapper.py!

The run_name argument is needed in order to "trick" the if __name__ == '__main__' clause into executing, if you have one.

Answer 2

cf Scalene's documentation :

scalene your_prog.py # full profile (prints to console)
python3 -m scalene your_prog.py # equivalent alternative

You can use the second form with Scalene.