Understanding Performance Bottlenecks and Reliability Issues in Python Code
Schedule
Thu Mar 05 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
John Crerar Library - Kathleen A. Zar Room | Chicago, IL
About this Event
This workshop focuses on practical techniques for testing, debugging, and profiling Python applications in an HPC environment, with an emphasis on identifying real performance bottlenecks and hotspots. A scientific code developed rapidly and collaboratively often works on small test cases but reveals performance, scalability, or memory issues when executed at scale or execution failures when subjected to full-size data, parallel execution, or production-like workflows. Participants will learn how to systematically diagnose slowdowns, excessive memory usage, and parallelization issues using modern profiling and debugging tools, and how to troubleshoot common failures encountered during development. The session emphasizes hands-on workflows commonly used on shared clusters, such as Midway3.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Apply testing frameworks to improve code stability and accelerate prototype development
- Use debugging tools to isolate issues and diagnose prototype failures
- Leverage profiling tools to identify CPU, memory, and I/O bottlenecks in Python applications running on HPC systems
Level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: Basic familiarity with Python, VSCode, and running jobs on an HPC cluster
Where is it happening?
John Crerar Library - Kathleen A. Zar Room, 5730 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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