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"# Python benchmarks via `timeit`"
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"# Sections\n",
"- [String formatting](#string_formatting)\n",
" - [String formatting - .format() vs. binary operator %s](#str_format_bin)\n",
" - [String Reversing - [::-1] vs. `''.join(reversed())`](#str_reverse)\n",
"- [List Operations](#list_operations)\n",
" - [List Reversing - [::-1] vs. reverse() vs. reversed()](#list_reverse)\n",
"- [Dictionary Operations](#dict_ops) \n",
" - [Adding elements to a dictionary](#adding_dict_elements)"
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"\n",
"\n",
"# String formatting"
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"source": [
"\n",
"### String formatting - `.format()` vs. binary operator `%s`"
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"import timeit\n",
"\n",
"def test_format():\n",
" return ['{}'.format(i) for i in range(1000000)]\n",
"\n",
"def test_binaryop():\n",
" return ['%s' %i for i in range(1000000)]\n",
"\n",
"%timeit test_format()\n",
"%timeit test_binaryop()\n",
"\n",
"#print('{}: {}\\n{}: {}'.format('format()', format_res, '%s', binaryop_res))\n",
"\n",
"################################\n",
"# On my machine\n",
"################################\n",
"#\n",
"# Python 3.4.0\n",
"# MacOS X 10.9.2\n",
"# 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5\n",
"# 4 GB 1600 Mhz DDR3\n",
"#"
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"1 loops, best of 3: 400 ms per loop\n",
"1 loops, best of 3: 241 ms per loop"
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"text": [
"\n"
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"\n",
"### String Reversing - `[::-1]` vs. `''.join(reversed())`"
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"import timeit\n",
"\n",
"def reverse_join(my_str):\n",
" return ''.join(reversed(my_str))\n",
" \n",
"def reverse_slizing(my_str):\n",
" return my_str[::-1]\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"# Test to show that both work\n",
"a = reverse_join('abcd')\n",
"b = reverse_slizing('abcd')\n",
"assert(a == b and a == 'dcba')\n",
"\n",
"%timeit reverse_join('abcd')\n",
"%timeit reverse_slizing('abcd')\n",
"\n",
"# Python 3.4.0\n",
"# MacOS X 10.9.2\n",
"# 2.4 GHz Intel Core Duo\n",
"# 8 GB 1067 Mhz DDR3\n",
"#"
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"1000000 loops, best of 3: 1.28 \u00b5s per loop\n",
"1000000 loops, best of 3: 337 ns per loop"
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"stream": "stdout",
"text": [
"\n"
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"metadata": {},
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"\n",
"# List Operations"
]
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"metadata": {},
"source": [
"\n",
"### List Reversing - `[::-1]` vs. `reverse()` vs. `reversed()`"
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"collapsed": false,
"input": [
"import timeit\n",
"\n",
"def reverse_func(my_list):\n",
" new_list = my_list[:]\n",
" new_list.reverse()\n",
" return new_list\n",
" \n",
"def reversed_func(my_list):\n",
" return list(reversed(my_list))\n",
"\n",
"def reverse_slizing(my_list):\n",
" return my_list[::-1]\n",
"\n",
"%timeit reverse_func([1,2,3,4,5])\n",
"%timeit reversed_func([1,2,3,4,5])\n",
"%timeit reverse_slizing([1,2,3,4,5])\n",
"\n",
"# Python 3.4.0\n",
"# MacOS X 10.9.2\n",
"# 2.4 GHz Intel Core Duo\n",
"# 8 GB 1067 Mhz DDR3\n",
"#"
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"output_type": "stream",
"stream": "stdout",
"text": [
"1000000 loops, best of 3: 930 ns per loop\n",
"1000000 loops, best of 3: 1.89 \u00b5s per loop"
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"stream": "stdout",
"text": [
"\n",
"1000000 loops, best of 3: 775 ns per loop"
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"stream": "stdout",
"text": [
"\n"
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"\n",
"# Dictionary Operations "
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"metadata": {},
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"\n",
"## Adding elements to a Dictionary"
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"import random\n",
"\n",
"random.seed(123)\n",
"rand_ints = [randrange(1, 10) for i in range(100)]\n",
"\n",
"def add_element_check1(my_dict, elements):\n",
" for e in elements:\n",
" if e not in my_dict:\n",
" my_dict[e] = 1\n",
" else:\n",
" my_dict[e] += 1\n",
" \n",
"def add_element_check2(my_dict, elements):\n",
" for e in elements:\n",
" if e not in my_dict:\n",
" my_dict[e] = 0\n",
" my_dict[e] += 1 \n",
"\n",
"def add_element_except(my_dict):\n",
" for e in elements:\n",
" try:\n",
" elements[e] += 1\n",
" except KeyError:\n",
" elements[e] = 1\n",
" "
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