Memory Usage Spike with create_array() function

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I am learning how to work with arrays that exceed memory capacity and have been following the tutorial notebook:
tutorial_nbs/11_How_to_train_big_arrays_faster_with_tsai.ipynb.

To practice, I copied and modified the example code from the tutorial to create a .npy file on disk, using an array of approximately 3.9GB (to be on the safe side I started with a small array). The code I used is as follows (I am using Spyder as my IDE):

from tsai.all import *

path = Path('data')
X_large = create_array((100_000, 10, 1000), fname='X_large', path='data', mode='r+')

Observed Behavior

1. High Memory Usage During Execution

• When I run the script, the memory usage increases until my computer runs out of memory (My computer has 16Gb memory).

• The memory usage does not drop even after the script finishes execution.

2. Unexpected Memory Spike During Import (This is even more interesting)

• After restarting Spyder (to release RAM) and start typing a new script that begins with from tsai.all import *, memory usage starts rising again until the system runs out of memory.

• This behavior occurs even when I am simply TYPING code, not executing the script.

Attempts to Troubleshoot

I reproduced this issue on two different PCs, and the results were identical.

Request for Assistance

• Is this a known issue, or is there a specific reason why from tsai.all import * causes such behavior?