TIL a new way to crash a computer.
Open a python shell
>>> [i for i in range(10000000000)]

[i for i in range(10**10**10)]

Only python2 preallocates the range. Python3 doesn't anymore

[i for i in range(9999999**9999999999**999999999999)]

list(range(10**10))

@ilikeglue if you look closely this is a list comprehension, so list is populated.
A = range(10000000000) won't crash because it returns a generator

Shortest crash: `def k;k;end`
Not python, though.

*x, = range(1000000000000)

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@Root That'll just recurse, not crash. Fork bomb is in fact shorter and does crash there

@Proximyst It'll still crash (the Ruby interpreter at least) due to a call stack overflow.

Bash fork bomb is actually the same length: 11 chars; definitely more effective, however ~

Edit: fork bomb is 12 chars minimum, so it's longer 😋

@Root Damn, you got me there, but I at least only know how Crystal works in that :p

Somehow it's killed ...