Why does importing numpy add 1 GB of virtual memory on Linux? Why does importing numpy add 1 GB of virtual memory on Linux? linux linux

Why does importing numpy add 1 GB of virtual memory on Linux?


Thank you, skullgoblet1089, for raising questions on SO and at https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/10455 , and for answering.Citing your 2018-01-24 post:

Reducing threads with export OMP_NUM_THREADS=4 will bring down VM allocation.