Avoid Antivirus AVG using too much CPU to check a Python script

AVG Performance
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I am currently developing a Python script that performs some http requests and uses a webdriver. When I run the script from Pycharm, AVG starts performing some sort of scanning that reduces the performance of my PC, using more CPU than the script itself.

CPU usage
CPU usage1146×348 32.5 KB

What type of exclusion should I insert inside of AVG in order to let everything launched throught Pycharm to be excluded from scanning?

I already tried putting the whole PycharmProject folder in the AVG exclusion, but that didn't work

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Hi Alessandro,

We regret the inconvenience this has caused you. We'll further look into this & help you.
Let's temporarily disable the individual shields/components of your AVG Antivirus Free & narrow down the shield/component that's causing this issue.
Refer to this article to temporarily disable the individual shields/components of your AVG Antivirus Free.
Keep us updated.

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We're sorry for the inconvenience this has caused you, Alessandro.

To further investigate this issue & help you resolve it, we've sent you an email with detailed instructions to contact our additional support.
Please check your inbox/spam folders to find the email and use it to get back to us.

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With file protection and behavior protection disabled the problem is still present

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Good afternoon,
during the session with your expert I couldn't upload the file generated using AVG Sysinfo.

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The file size is more than 3GB; how can I send it to you?

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Hi Alessandro,

We regret the inconvenience this has caused you. We'll further look into this & help you.
Let's temporarily disable the individual shields/components of your AVG Antivirus Free & narrow down the shield/component that's causing this issue.
Refer to this article to temporarily disable the individual shields/components of your AVG Antivirus Free.
Keep us updated.

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With AVG full disabled the problem is not present. I have also the following exceptions, but they seems not working: C:\Program Files\Jetbrains\ (Pycharm folder), C:\Python310, C:\Users\me\AppData\Local\Programs\Python, C:\Users\me\PycharmProjects,