take-mem


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#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys
import time

if len(sys.argv) != 2:
    print "usage: fillmem <number-of-megabytes>"
    sys.exit()

count = int(sys.argv[1])

megabyte = (0,) * (1024 * 1024 / 8)

data = megabyte * count

while True:
    time.sleep(1)