285 lines
10 KiB
Python
285 lines
10 KiB
Python
#! /usr/bin/env python
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"""Tool for measuring execution time of small code snippets.
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This module avoids a number of common traps for measuring execution
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times. See also Tim Peters' introduction to the Algorithms chapter in
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the Python Cookbook, published by O'Reilly.
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Library usage: see the Timer class.
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Command line usage:
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python timeit.py [-n N] [-r N] [-s S] [-t] [-c] [-h] [statement]
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Options:
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-n/--number N: how many times to execute 'statement' (default: see below)
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-r/--repeat N: how many times to repeat the timer (default 3)
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-s/--setup S: statement to be executed once initially (default 'pass')
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-t/--time: use time.time() (default on Unix)
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-c/--clock: use time.clock() (default on Windows)
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-v/--verbose: print raw timing results; repeat for more digits precision
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-h/--help: print this usage message and exit
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statement: statement to be timed (default 'pass')
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A multi-line statement may be given by specifying each line as a
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separate argument; indented lines are possible by enclosing an
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argument in quotes and using leading spaces. Multiple -s options are
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treated similarly.
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If -n is not given, a suitable number of loops is calculated by trying
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successive powers of 10 until the total time is at least 0.2 seconds.
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The difference in default timer function is because on Windows,
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clock() has microsecond granularity but time()'s granularity is 1/60th
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of a second; on Unix, clock() has 1/100th of a second granularity and
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time() is much more precise. On either platform, the default timer
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functions measure wall clock time, not the CPU time. This means that
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other processes running on the same computer may interfere with the
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timing. The best thing to do when accurate timing is necessary is to
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repeat the timing a few times and use the best time. The -r option is
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good for this; the default of 3 repetitions is probably enough in most
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cases. On Unix, you can use clock() to measure CPU time.
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Note: there is a certain baseline overhead associated with executing a
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pass statement. The code here doesn't try to hide it, but you should
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be aware of it. The baseline overhead can be measured by invoking the
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program without arguments.
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The baseline overhead differs between Python versions! Also, to
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fairly compare older Python versions to Python 2.3, you may want to
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use python -O for the older versions to avoid timing SET_LINENO
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instructions.
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"""
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import gc
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import sys
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import time
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try:
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import itertools
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except ImportError:
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# Must be an older Python version (see timeit() below)
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itertools = None
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__all__ = ["Timer"]
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dummy_src_name = "<timeit-src>"
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default_number = 1000000
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default_repeat = 3
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if sys.platform == "win32":
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# On Windows, the best timer is time.clock()
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default_timer = time.clock
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else:
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# On most other platforms the best timer is time.time()
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default_timer = time.time
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# Don't change the indentation of the template; the reindent() calls
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# in Timer.__init__() depend on setup being indented 4 spaces and stmt
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# being indented 8 spaces.
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template = """
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def inner(_it, _timer):
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%(setup)s
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_t0 = _timer()
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for _i in _it:
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%(stmt)s
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_t1 = _timer()
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return _t1 - _t0
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"""
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def reindent(src, indent):
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"""Helper to reindent a multi-line statement."""
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return src.replace("\n", "\n" + " "*indent)
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class Timer:
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"""Class for timing execution speed of small code snippets.
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The constructor takes a statement to be timed, an additional
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statement used for setup, and a timer function. Both statements
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default to 'pass'; the timer function is platform-dependent (see
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module doc string).
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To measure the execution time of the first statement, use the
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timeit() method. The repeat() method is a convenience to call
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timeit() multiple times and return a list of results.
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The statements may contain newlines, as long as they don't contain
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multi-line string literals.
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"""
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def __init__(self, stmt="pass", setup="pass", timer=default_timer):
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"""Constructor. See class doc string."""
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self.timer = timer
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stmt = reindent(stmt, 8)
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setup = reindent(setup, 4)
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src = template % {'stmt': stmt, 'setup': setup}
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self.src = src # Save for traceback display
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code = compile(src, dummy_src_name, "exec")
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ns = {}
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exec code in globals(), ns
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self.inner = ns["inner"]
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def print_exc(self, file=None):
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"""Helper to print a traceback from the timed code.
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Typical use:
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t = Timer(...) # outside the try/except
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try:
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t.timeit(...) # or t.repeat(...)
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except:
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t.print_exc()
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The advantage over the standard traceback is that source lines
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in the compiled template will be displayed.
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The optional file argument directs where the traceback is
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sent; it defaults to sys.stderr.
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"""
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import linecache, traceback
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linecache.cache[dummy_src_name] = (len(self.src),
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None,
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self.src.split("\n"),
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dummy_src_name)
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traceback.print_exc(file=file)
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def timeit(self, number=default_number):
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"""Time 'number' executions of the main statement.
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To be precise, this executes the setup statement once, and
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then returns the time it takes to execute the main statement
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a number of times, as a float measured in seconds. The
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argument is the number of times through the loop, defaulting
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to one million. The main statement, the setup statement and
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the timer function to be used are passed to the constructor.
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"""
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if itertools:
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it = itertools.repeat(None, number)
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else:
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it = [None] * number
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gcold = gc.isenabled()
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gc.disable()
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timing = self.inner(it, self.timer)
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if gcold:
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gc.enable()
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return timing
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def repeat(self, repeat=default_repeat, number=default_number):
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"""Call timeit() a few times.
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This is a convenience function that calls the timeit()
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repeatedly, returning a list of results. The first argument
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specifies how many times to call timeit(), defaulting to 3;
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the second argument specifies the timer argument, defaulting
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to one million.
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Note: it's tempting to calculate mean and standard deviation
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from the result vector and report these. However, this is not
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very useful. In a typical case, the lowest value gives a
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lower bound for how fast your machine can run the given code
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snippet; higher values in the result vector are typically not
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caused by variability in Python's speed, but by other
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processes interfering with your timing accuracy. So the min()
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of the result is probably the only number you should be
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interested in. After that, you should look at the entire
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vector and apply common sense rather than statistics.
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"""
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r = []
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for i in range(repeat):
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t = self.timeit(number)
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r.append(t)
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return r
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def main(args=None):
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"""Main program, used when run as a script.
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The optional argument specifies the command line to be parsed,
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defaulting to sys.argv[1:].
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The return value is an exit code to be passed to sys.exit(); it
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may be None to indicate success.
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When an exception happens during timing, a traceback is printed to
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stderr and the return value is 1. Exceptions at other times
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(including the template compilation) are not caught.
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"""
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if args is None:
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args = sys.argv[1:]
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import getopt
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try:
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opts, args = getopt.getopt(args, "n:s:r:tcvh",
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["number=", "setup=", "repeat=",
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"time", "clock", "verbose", "help"])
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except getopt.error, err:
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print err
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print "use -h/--help for command line help"
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return 2
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timer = default_timer
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stmt = "\n".join(args) or "pass"
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number = 0 # auto-determine
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setup = []
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repeat = default_repeat
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verbose = 0
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precision = 3
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for o, a in opts:
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if o in ("-n", "--number"):
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number = int(a)
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if o in ("-s", "--setup"):
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setup.append(a)
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if o in ("-r", "--repeat"):
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repeat = int(a)
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if repeat <= 0:
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repeat = 1
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if o in ("-t", "--time"):
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timer = time.time
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if o in ("-c", "--clock"):
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timer = time.clock
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if o in ("-v", "--verbose"):
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if verbose:
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precision += 1
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verbose += 1
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if o in ("-h", "--help"):
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print __doc__,
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return 0
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setup = "\n".join(setup) or "pass"
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# Include the current directory, so that local imports work (sys.path
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# contains the directory of this script, rather than the current
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# directory)
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import os
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sys.path.insert(0, os.curdir)
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t = Timer(stmt, setup, timer)
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if number == 0:
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# determine number so that 0.2 <= total time < 2.0
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for i in range(1, 10):
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number = 10**i
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try:
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x = t.timeit(number)
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except:
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t.print_exc()
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return 1
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if verbose:
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print "%d loops -> %.*g secs" % (number, precision, x)
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if x >= 0.2:
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break
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try:
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r = t.repeat(repeat, number)
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except:
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t.print_exc()
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return 1
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best = min(r)
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if verbose:
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print "raw times:", " ".join(["%.*g" % (precision, x) for x in r])
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print "%d loops," % number,
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usec = best * 1e6 / number
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if usec < 1000:
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print "best of %d: %.*g usec per loop" % (repeat, precision, usec)
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else:
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msec = usec / 1000
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if msec < 1000:
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print "best of %d: %.*g msec per loop" % (repeat, precision, msec)
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else:
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sec = msec / 1000
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print "best of %d: %.*g sec per loop" % (repeat, precision, sec)
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return None
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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sys.exit(main())
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