Array of Chars to String

[Michael Spencer]

Kent Johnson wrote:
> Michael Spencer wrote:
> 
>> Anyway, here are the revised timings...
>>  ...     print shell.timefunc(func_translate1, "Bob Carol Ted Alice" * 
>> multiplier, 'adB')
> 
> 
> What is shell.timefunc?
> 

This snippet, which I attach to my interactive shell, since I find timeit 
awkward to use in that context:

def _get_timer():
     if sys.platform == "win32":
         return time.clock
     else:
         return time.time
     return

def timefunc(func, *args, **kwds):
     timer = _get_timer()
     count, totaltime = 0, 0
     while totaltime < 0.5:
         t1 = timer()
         res = func(*args, **kwds)
         t2 = timer()
         totaltime += (t2-t1)
         count += 1
     if count > 1000:
         unit = "usec"
         timeper = totaltime * 1000000 / count
     else:
         unit = "msec"
         timeper = totaltime * 1000 / count
     return "%s(...)  %s iterations, %.2f%s per call" % \
                 (func.__name__, count, timeper, unit)

Michael