Python - sys Functions

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sys.exit()

Exits the program by raising the SystemExit exception.

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sys.getsizeof()

Returns the size of an object in bytes.

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sys.setrecursionlimit(limit)

Sets the maximum depth of the Python interpreter stack.

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sys.getrecursionlimit()

Used to access the current value of the recursion limit.

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sys.exc_info()

Returns a tuple of three values representing the type of the exception, the exception itself, and a traceback object

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sys.exception()

Returns the exception instance caught by the innermost exception handler currently executing, or None if no handler is active.

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sys.getallocatedblocks()

Returns the number of memory blocks currently allocated by the interpreter.

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sys.getdefaultencoding()

Return the name of the current default string encoding used by the Unicode implementation.

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sys.getrefcount()

Returns the reference count of on object.

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sys.getwindowsversion()

Return a named tuple describing the Windows version currently running.

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sys.is_finalizing()

Used to check whether the Python interpreter is in the process of shutting down.

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sys.setswitchinterval()

Used to set the interpreter's thread switch interval in seconds.

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sys.settrace()

Used to set the systems trace function.