[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #2198: np.loadtxt leaks memory

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#2198: np.loadtxt leaks memory
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 Reporter:  tanriol              |       Owner:  somebody   
     Type:  defect               |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal               |   Milestone:  Unscheduled
Component:  numpy.lib            |     Version:  1.6.2      
 Keywords:  loadtxt memory leak  |  
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Comment(by tanriol):

 Yes, swapping is observed with the real data files (which are larger).
 Pandas leaks less memory, but still too much. Probably I'll have to use
 pandas with its lazy chunk-by-chunk method for loading as neither loadtxt
 nor genfromtxt seem to be able to build the numpy arrays chunk-by-chunk.

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