Memory error in python 2.7

[Afterdarkreader]

They're the same code, but here's the error code for the abbreviated version I'm using to debug (it's the exact same code, just minus repeated functions that I know work fine).

First error

Error:
Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "<ipython-input-1-1ea6155a3286>", line 1, in <module>
    runfile('C:/Users/after/OneDrive/Distinction Project Files 2017/Python Scripts for Distinction/Distinction/Linear function.py', wdir='C:/Users/after/OneDrive/Distinction Project Files 2017/Python Scripts for Distinction/Distinction')

  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\spyderlib\widgets\externalshell\sitecustomize.py", line 685, in runfile
    execfile(filename, namespace)

  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\spyderlib\widgets\externalshell\sitecustomize.py", line 71, in execfile
    exec(compile(scripttext, filename, 'exec'), glob, loc)

  File "C:/Users/after/OneDrive/Distinction Project Files 2017/Python Scripts for Distinction/Distinction/Linear function.py", line 37, in <module>
    lbl1.plot(label1X, runLinear(80, 160, 0.0006875, label1X))

  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axes\_axes.py", line 1373, in plot
    for line in self._get_lines(*args, **kwargs):

  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axes\_base.py", line 304, in _grab_next_args
    for seg in self._plot_args(remaining, kwargs):

  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axes\_base.py", line 282, in _plot_args
    x, y = self._xy_from_xy(x, y)

  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axes\_base.py", line 223, in _xy_from_xy
    raise ValueError("x and y must have same first dimension")

ValueError: x and y must have same first dimension

Second error (with the lbl1 print commented out

Error:
runfile('C:/Users/after/OneDrive/Distinction Project Files 2017/Python Scripts for Distinction/Distinction/Linear function.py', wdir='C:/Users/after/OneDrive/Distinction Project Files 2017/Python Scripts for Distinction/Distinction')
Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "<ipython-input-2-1ea6155a3286>", line 1, in <module>
    runfile('C:/Users/after/OneDrive/Distinction Project Files 2017/Python Scripts for Distinction/Distinction/Linear function.py', wdir='C:/Users/after/OneDrive/Distinction Project Files 2017/Python Scripts for Distinction/Distinction')

  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\spyderlib\widgets\externalshell\sitecustomize.py", line 685, in runfile
    execfile(filename, namespace)

  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\spyderlib\widgets\externalshell\sitecustomize.py", line 71, in execfile
    exec(compile(scripttext, filename, 'exec'), glob, loc)

  File "C:/Users/after/OneDrive/Distinction Project Files 2017/Python Scripts for Distinction/Distinction/Linear function.py", line 40, in <module>
    veganGrowth = tax1 + label1

ValueError: operands could not be broadcast together with shapes (21200,) (0,) 

Here's the code:

import numpy as np
from scipy.stats import lognorm
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from math import exp


def runLognormal(start, current, mean, cumImpact, peakFactor):
    scale = exp(mean)
    return lognorm.pdf(current, peakFactor, start, scale)*cumImpact
    
def runLinear(start, stop, changePerQ, x):
    y = np.array([])
    time = start
    while time <= stop:
        np.append(y, changePerQ)
        time = time + 0.01
    return y

     
x = np.linspace(0, 212, num=21200)
tax1 = runLognormal(92, x, 0.036, 0.071, 0.55)
label1 = runLinear(80, 160, 0.0006875, x)


############################################### GRAPH LABEL 1
fig, lbl1 = plt.subplots(1, 1)
label1X = np.linspace(80, 160, num = 8000)
lbl1.set_title('Text Based Labels')
lbl1.set_xlabel('Quarter')
lbl1.set_ylabel('Cumulative Effect')
lbl1.plot(label1X, runLinear(80, 160, 0.0006875, label1X))
##############################################################

veganGrowth = tax1 + label1

fig, ax = plt.subplots(1, 1)
ax.set_title('Instantaneous Rate of Change in Population')
ax.set_xlabel('$Quarter$')
ax.set_ylabel('$Population Omnivores$')
ax.plot(x, veganGrowth)