[Python-Dev] 2.0 Optimization & speed

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Tim Peters wrote:
> 
> [Barry Scott]
> > There needs to be a set of benchmarks that can be used to test
> > the effect of any changes. Is there a set that exist already that
> > can be used?
> 
> None adequate.  Calls for volunteers in the past have been met with silence.
> 
> Lib/test/pyttone.py is remarkable in that it be the least typical of all
> Python programs <0.4 wink>.  It seems a good measure of how long it takes to
> make a trip around the eval loop, though.
> 
> Marc-Andre Lemburg put together a much fancier suite, that times a wide
> variety of basic Python operations and constructs more-or-less in isolation
> from each other.  It can be very helpful in pinpointing specific timing
> regressions.

Plus it's extensible, so you can add whatever test you feel you
need by simply dropping in a new module and editing a Setup
module. pybench is available from my Python Pages.

-- 
Marc-Andre Lemburg
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