Total memory used by Python process?

Question

Is there a way for a Python program to determine how much memory it\'s currently using? I\'ve seen discussions about memory usage for a single object, but what I need is tot

Answer 1

Using sh and os to get into python bayer's answer.

float(sh.awk(sh.ps('u','-p',os.getpid()),'{sum=sum+$6}; END {print sum/1024}'))

Answer is in megabytes.