[Patches] [ python-Patches-868736 ] Add GC collection to timeit

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Patches item #868736, was opened at 2004-01-01 03:54
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Category: Library (Lib)
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger)
>Assigned to: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger)
Summary: Add GC collection to timeit

Initial Comment:
This patch adds a gc.collect() before each timing.

Since timings are only relevant when compared to other
timings, it makes sense to put them on as equal footing
as possible.  Running a gc.collect() before each timing
provides some assurance that a routine gc collection
won't throw-off one timing while not affecting another.

At worst, this patch does nothing.  At best, it makes
the timings more comparable.

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>Comment By: Guido van Rossum (gvanrossum)
Date: 2004-01-01 11:17

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Good idea.

(I don't remember -- is it still possible to build Python
without gc? If it is, the gc import and use should be
conditional. But I vaguely remember it's no longer optional.)

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