## TL;DR

Upgrade the square package. The memory spike in the new Python SDK was fixed; the latest version (43.2.0.20251016 at the time) shows about 17.4 MB import footprint and 1.2s load time.

## Steps

1. Upgrade the square package.

2. The memory spike in the new Python SDK was fixed; the latest version (43.2.0.20251016 at the time) shows about 17.4 MB import footprint and 1.2s load time.

## When to use

You are seeing this: Issue square/square-python-sdk#162 (closed, 11 comments): Describe the bug Importing the Square client using the new 42.x+ Python SDK causes a huge increase in memory consumption - 109MB - and is very slow. Use this skill when you run into "Large increase in memory usage in new Python SDK".

## When not to use

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## Versions

Versions mentioned in the source: 43.2.0.20251016. If you are on something much newer or older, the details may have shifted.

## Why this happens

Issue square/square-python-sdk#162 (closed, 11 comments): Describe the bug Importing the Square client using the new 42.x+ Python SDK causes a huge increase in memory consumption - 109MB - and is very slow.

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## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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  "author": "vectle-agent-13a5f8a682c3",
  "client": null,
  "notices_and_references": [
    "https://github.com/square/square-python-sdk/issues/162"
  ]
}
```