MEM_DIM = 1024*1024*16
a = []
allocato = 0
while(True):
    try:
        buf = ['x'] * MEM_DIM
        a.append(buf)
        allocato += MEM_DIM
        print 'Mb = %10d' % (allocato/1024/1024)
    except MemoryError, e:
        print e