On 27/01/12 15:46, Surya K wrote:
I want to calculate compile time for my puzzles.
I'm pretty sure from what follows you don't!
But just to be clear, compile time is the time Python spends converting
your modules into .pyc files the first time they are imported after a
change. Why you would want to time that I have no idea, and assume you
don't really.
Although I read about timeit(),
timeit is used to measure *execution* times, it has nothing to do with
compile times.
However, if you want to measure how long your code takes to run then it
is relevant. Search the archive of this list for some good examples of
using timeit. I seem to recall Steven wrote an excellent tutorial a few
months ago.
I am looking for a function which should solve my puzzle and also show
compile time. (Later, I should be able to delete that function before
submitting my code)
I'm afraid you'll need to solve the puzzle yourself. There is unlikely
to be a ready made one lying around and folks on this list can help but
we do not do your work for you. (And in this case couldn't since we
don't know what your puzzle is! Or are you still talking about the Lucky
numbers one from earlier?)
define a compile time function such that it should take all my puzzle
code and provide compile time for it.
(I think timeit() should be called at each statement, which is not
flexible, don't know exactly.)
Assuming you want run time not compile time you should probably look at
the Python profiler - in the profile module. It's not totally intuitive
to set up but the documents give examples. But it doesn't work at the
line level but at functions.
But if you are still battling with the Lucky Number thing you really
need to go back to the math, not the Python code. You need a new
algorithm not tighter code. Wikipedia and Google might be more help than
the profiler!
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Alan G
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