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diff --git a/tests/memory/test_projections.py b/tests/memory/test_projections.py
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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import contextlib
+import dataclasses
+import os
+import tempfile
+from typing import Iterator
+from unittest import mock
+
+import memray
+from memray._memray import compute_statistics
+
+import daft
+from daft.context import get_context
+from daft.execution.physical_plan import MaterializedPhysicalPlan
+from daft.runners.ray_runner import build_partitions
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class LazyMemrayStats:
+    memray_stats: memray._stats.Stats | None
+
+    def unwrap(self) -> memray._stats.Stats:
+        assert self.memray_stats is not None
+        return self.memray_stats
+
+
+@contextlib.contextmanager
+def track_memory() -> Iterator[LazyMemrayStats]:
+    tracked = LazyMemrayStats(None)
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+        tmpfile = os.path.join(tmpdir, "memray.bin")
+        with memray.Tracker(tmpfile):
+            yield tracked
+
+        stats = compute_statistics(tmpfile)
+        tracked.memray_stats = stats
+
+
+def df_to_tasks(df: daft.DataFrame) -> MaterializedPhysicalPlan:
+    cfg = get_context().daft_execution_config
+    physical_plan = df._builder.to_physical_plan_scheduler(cfg)
+
+    return physical_plan.to_partition_tasks(
+        psets={
+            k: v.values()
+            for k, v in get_context().get_or_create_runner()._part_set_cache.get_all_partition_sets().items()
+        },
+        actor_pool_manager=mock.Mock(),
+        results_buffer_size=None,
+    )
+
+
+def test_simple_project():
+    df = daft.read_parquet("tests/assets/parquet-data/mvp.parquet")
+    df = df.with_column("c", df["a"] + 100)
+
+    tasks = df_to_tasks(df)
+    partition_task = next(tasks)
+
+    with track_memory() as lazy_memray_stats:
+        _ = build_partitions(
+            partition_task.instructions,
+            partition_task.partial_metadatas,
+            *partition_task.inputs,
+        )
+
+    assert partition_task.resource_request.memory_bytes is not None, "Partition Task must have resource request"
+    assert (
+        lazy_memray_stats.unwrap().peak_memory_allocated < partition_task.resource_request.memory_bytes
+    ), "Execution must use less memory than requested"