Setting stacksize in a python script

Question

I am converting a csh script to a python script. The script calls a memory-intensive executable which requires a very large stack, so the csh script sets the stacksize to un

Answer 1

You can just use the (u)limit command of your shell, if you want:

os.system('ulimit -s unlimited; some_executable')

Or (probably better) use resource.setrlimit:

resource.setrlimit(resource.RLIMIT_STACK, (resource.RLIM_INFINITY, resource.RLIM_INFINITY))