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Do not use "profile", use "cProfile"
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For those who didn't see the presentation at PyCon:
- do not use the profile module with python 2.x
- use the cProfile module (or hotshot if you're on < 2.4)
the profile module has extremely high overhead and will produce results that would have you doing the wrong thing if you were to believe them. See ...
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Mike C. Fletcher, the VRPlumber, is a philosopher of design turned computer programmer based in Toronto, Canada. He works primarily in the Python programming language, and maintains a large number of Open Source software packages. You can reach him at: mcfletch@vrplumber.com.