I believe that the contents of profile.run() isn't running in the same name
space as doit(). Suspect you will need some glue code then
run('glue(slow_dog()') to pick up self from some other place.
--Darrell
> >>> class C:
> ... def slow_dog( self ):
> ... import time
> ... time.sleep(5)
> ... def doit( self ):
> ... import profile
> ... profile.run( 'self.slow_dog()' )
> ...