[Python-Dev] cpython: Issue #14428: Use the new time.perf_counter() and time.process_time() functions (original) (raw)

Victor Stinner victor.stinner at gmail.com
Tue May 1 10:35:56 CEST 2012


diff --git a/Lib/timeit.py b/Lib/timeit.py --- a/Lib/timeit.py +++ b/Lib/timeit.py @@ -15,8 +15,8 @@  -n/--number N: how many times to execute 'statement' (default: see below)  -r/--repeat N: how many times to repeat the timer (default 3)  -s/--setup S: statement to be executed once initially (default 'pass') -  -t/--time: use time.time() (default on Unix) -  -c/--clock: use time.clock() (default on Windows) +  -t/--time: use time.time() +  -c/--clock: use time.clock() Does it make sense to keep the options this way?  IMO the distinction should be to use either perfcounter() or processtime(), and the options could implement this (-t -> perfcounter, -c -> processtime).

You might need to use exactly the same clock to compare performance of Python 3.2 and 3.3.

Adding an option to use time.process_time() is a good idea. Is anyone interested to implement it?

Victor



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