sizeof operator in Python

Question

Do Python have any functions to perform the C's sizeof operation? Propably not as builtin, but in any modules?

Answer 1

https://docs.python.org/3/library/sys.html#sys.getsizeof

https://code.sololearn.com/cRP2WcTRdaWc/?ref=app

Answer 2

You use sys.getsizeof(item)

import sys

print(sys.getsizeof("Hello"))

Answer 3

Actually I was wrong, there is a builtin method to get the size of an object.
Any object has a __sizeof__ magic method.

(10).__sizeof__() -> 14

Answer 4

Well its because there are a couple bells and whistles of consisting of unbounded numbers

Answer 5

Thanks, I did not expect Python to require that much memory, even boolean required 14 bits.

(maybe because there is no such thing as booleans, just integers)