[Python-Dev] cpython: Issue #14428: Use the new time.perf_counter() and time.process_time() functions
Georg Brandl
g.brandl at gmx.net
Mon Apr 30 12:52:57 CEST 2012
On 29.04.2012 03:04, victor.stinner wrote:
> http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/bd195749c0a2
> changeset: 76599:bd195749c0a2
> user: Victor Stinner <victor.stinner at gmail.com>
> date: Sun Apr 29 03:01:20 2012 +0200
> summary:
> Issue #14428: Use the new time.perf_counter() and time.process_time() functions
[...]
> 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 perf_counter() or process_time(), and the options could implement
this (-t -> perf_counter, -c -> process_time).
Georg
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