人们使用什么技巧来管理交互式R会话的可用内存?我使用下面的函数[基于Petr Pikal和David Hinds在2004年发布的r-help列表]来列出(和/或排序)最大的对象,并偶尔rm()其中一些对象。但到目前为止最有效的解决办法是……在64位Linux下运行,有充足的内存。

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# improved list of objects
.ls.objects <- function (pos = 1, pattern, order.by,
                        decreasing=FALSE, head=FALSE, n=5) {
    napply <- function(names, fn) sapply(names, function(x)
                                         fn(get(x, pos = pos)))
    names <- ls(pos = pos, pattern = pattern)
    obj.class <- napply(names, function(x) as.character(class(x))[1])
    obj.mode <- napply(names, mode)
    obj.type <- ifelse(is.na(obj.class), obj.mode, obj.class)
    obj.size <- napply(names, object.size)
    obj.dim <- t(napply(names, function(x)
                        as.numeric(dim(x))[1:2]))
    vec <- is.na(obj.dim)[, 1] & (obj.type != "function")
    obj.dim[vec, 1] <- napply(names, length)[vec]
    out <- data.frame(obj.type, obj.size, obj.dim)
    names(out) <- c("Type", "Size", "Rows", "Columns")
    if (!missing(order.by))
        out <- out[order(out[[order.by]], decreasing=decreasing), ]
    if (head)
        out <- head(out, n)
    out
}
# shorthand
lsos <- function(..., n=10) {
    .ls.objects(..., order.by="Size", decreasing=TRUE, head=TRUE, n=n)
}

当前回答

我从不保存R工作区。我使用导入脚本和数据脚本,并将我不想经常重新创建的任何特别大的数据对象输出到文件。这样,我总是从一个新的工作空间开始,不需要清理大的物体。这是一个很好的函数。

其他回答

在将数据框架传递给回归函数的data=参数时,我积极地使用子集参数,只选择所需的变量。如果我忘记向公式和select=向量添加变量,确实会导致一些错误,但由于减少了对象的复制,它仍然节省了大量时间,并显著减少了内存占用。假设我有400万条记录和110个变量(我确实有)。例子:

# library(rms); library(Hmisc) for the cph,and rcs functions
Mayo.PrCr.rbc.mdl <- 
cph(formula = Surv(surv.yr, death) ~ age + Sex + nsmkr + rcs(Mayo, 4) + 
                                     rcs(PrCr.rat, 3) +  rbc.cat * Sex, 
     data = subset(set1HLI,  gdlab2 & HIVfinal == "Negative", 
                           select = c("surv.yr", "death", "PrCr.rat", "Mayo", 
                                      "age", "Sex", "nsmkr", "rbc.cat")
   )            )

通过设置上下文和策略:gdlab2变量是一个逻辑向量,它是为一组实验室测试的所有正常或几乎正常值的数据集中的主题构建的,而HIVfinal是一个字符向量,总结了艾滋病毒的初步和确认测试。

我在推特上看到了这个,觉得德克的功能太棒了!根据JD Long的回答,为了方便用户阅读,我会这样做:

# improved list of objects
.ls.objects <- function (pos = 1, pattern, order.by,
                        decreasing=FALSE, head=FALSE, n=5) {
    napply <- function(names, fn) sapply(names, function(x)
                                         fn(get(x, pos = pos)))
    names <- ls(pos = pos, pattern = pattern)
    obj.class <- napply(names, function(x) as.character(class(x))[1])
    obj.mode <- napply(names, mode)
    obj.type <- ifelse(is.na(obj.class), obj.mode, obj.class)
    obj.prettysize <- napply(names, function(x) {
                           format(utils::object.size(x), units = "auto") })
    obj.size <- napply(names, object.size)
    obj.dim <- t(napply(names, function(x)
                        as.numeric(dim(x))[1:2]))
    vec <- is.na(obj.dim)[, 1] & (obj.type != "function")
    obj.dim[vec, 1] <- napply(names, length)[vec]
    out <- data.frame(obj.type, obj.size, obj.prettysize, obj.dim)
    names(out) <- c("Type", "Size", "PrettySize", "Length/Rows", "Columns")
    if (!missing(order.by))
        out <- out[order(out[[order.by]], decreasing=decreasing), ]
    if (head)
        out <- head(out, n)
    out
}
    
# shorthand
lsos <- function(..., n=10) {
    .ls.objects(..., order.by="Size", decreasing=TRUE, head=TRUE, n=n)
}

lsos()

结果如下:

                      Type   Size PrettySize Length/Rows Columns
pca.res                 PCA 790128   771.6 Kb          7      NA
DF               data.frame 271040   264.7 Kb        669      50
factor.AgeGender   factanal  12888    12.6 Kb         12      NA
dates            data.frame   9016     8.8 Kb        669       2
sd.                 numeric   3808     3.7 Kb         51      NA
napply             function   2256     2.2 Kb         NA      NA
lsos               function   1944     1.9 Kb         NA      NA
load               loadings   1768     1.7 Kb         12       2
ind.sup             integer    448  448 bytes        102      NA
x                 character     96   96 bytes          1      NA

注:我补充的主要部分是(再次改编自JD的回答):

obj.prettysize <- napply(names, function(x) {
                           print(object.size(x), units = "auto") })

我使用数据。表方案。使用它的:=运算符,你可以:

通过引用添加列 通过引用修改现有列的子集,通过引用修改组 通过引用删除列

这些操作都不会复制(可能很大的)数据。连一张桌子都没有。

聚合也特别快,因为数据。表使用更少的工作内存。

相关链接:

来自数据的新闻。表,伦敦R展示,2012年 什么时候我应该在data.table中使用:=操作符?

这是对这个优秀的老问题的一个新的回答。来自哈德利的高级R:

install.packages("pryr")

library(pryr)

object_size(1:10)
## 88 B

object_size(mean)
## 832 B

object_size(mtcars)
## 6.74 kB

(http://adv-r.had.co.nz/memory.html)

Tip for dealing with objects requiring heavy intermediate calculation: When using objects that require a lot of heavy calculation and intermediate steps to create, I often find it useful to write a chunk of code with the function to create the object, and then a separate chunk of code that gives me the option either to generate and save the object as an rmd file, or load it externally from an rmd file I have already previously saved. This is especially easy to do in R Markdown using the following code-chunk structure.

```{r Create OBJECT}

COMPLICATED.FUNCTION <- function(...) { Do heavy calculations needing lots of memory;
                                        Output OBJECT; }

```
```{r Generate or load OBJECT}

LOAD <- TRUE
SAVE <- TRUE
#NOTE: Set LOAD to TRUE if you want to load saved file
#NOTE: Set LOAD to FALSE if you want to generate the object from scratch
#NOTE: Set SAVE to TRUE if you want to save the object externally

if(LOAD) { 
  OBJECT <- readRDS(file = 'MySavedObject.rds') 
} else {
  OBJECT <- COMPLICATED.FUNCTION(x, y, z)
  if (SAVE) { saveRDS(file = 'MySavedObject.rds', object = OBJECT) } }

```

With this code structure, all I need to do is to change LOAD depending on whether I want to generate the object, or load it directly from an existing saved file. (Of course, I have to generate it and save it the first time, but after this I have the option of loading it.) Setting LOAD <- TRUE bypasses use of my complicated function and avoids all of the heavy computation therein. This method still requires enough memory to store the object of interest, but it saves you from having to calculate it each time you run your code. For objects that require a lot of heavy calculation of intermediate steps (e.g., for calculations involving loops over large arrays) this can save a substantial amount of time and computation.