Python Benchmarks

benchmarks.py

from timeit import timeit
from random import choice, randint
from string import ascii_letters

# random_keys = [''.join([choice(ascii_letters) for i in range(randint(4,30))]) for i in range(10000)]

def add2dict(random_keys):
    s = {}
    for key in random_keys:
        s[key] = 1
    return s


def add2set(random_keys):
    s = set()
    for key in random_keys:
        s.add(key)
    return s

def iterate_over_dict(s):
    newl = []
    for key in s.keys():
        newl.append({
            'dogs'  : 'cats',
            'birds' : 'bees',
            'bags'  : 'bogs'
        })
    return newl

def iterate_over_set(s):
    newl = []
    for key in s:
        newl.append({
            'dogs'  : 'cats',
            'birds' : 'bees',
            'bags'  : 'bogs'
        })
    return newl

def add2list(random_keys):
    l = []
    for key in random_keys:
        l.append(key)
    return l

def iterate_over_list(l):
    newl = []
    for key in l:
        newl.append({
            'dogs'  : 'cats',
            'birds' : 'bees',
            'bags'  : 'bogs'
        })        
    return newl

print 'add2dict'
print timeit("add2dict(random_keys)",
       setup="from __main__ import add2dict; from random import choice, randint; from string import ascii_letters; random_keys = [''.join([choice(ascii_letters) for i in range(randint(4,30))]) for i in range(10000)]",
       number=50000)

print 'add2list'
print timeit("add2list(random_keys)",
       setup="from __main__ import add2list; from random import choice, randint; from string import ascii_letters; random_keys = [''.join([choice(ascii_letters) for i in range(randint(4,30))]) for i in range(10000)]",
       number=50000)

print 'add2set'
print timeit("add2set(random_keys)",
       setup="from __main__ import add2set; from random import choice, randint; from string import ascii_letters; random_keys = [''.join([choice(ascii_letters) for i in range(randint(4,30))]) for i in range(10000)]",
       number=50000)

print '\n\n-------\n\n'


print 'iterate_over_dict'
print timeit("iterate_over_dict(s)",
       setup="from __main__ import iterate_over_dict, add2dict; from random import choice, randint; from string import ascii_letters; s = add2dict([''.join([choice(ascii_letters) for i in range(randint(4,30))]) for i in range(10000)])",
       number=10000)


print 'iterate_over_list'
print timeit("iterate_over_list(s)",
       setup="from __main__ import iterate_over_list, add2list; from random import choice, randint; from string import ascii_letters; s = add2list([''.join([choice(ascii_letters) for i in range(randint(4,30))]) for i in range(10000)])",
       number=10000)


print 'iterate_over_set'
print timeit("iterate_over_set(s)",
       setup="from __main__ import iterate_over_set, add2set; from random import choice, randint; from string import ascii_letters; s = add2set([''.join([choice(ascii_letters) for i in range(randint(4,30))]) for i in range(10000)])",
       number=10000)