4 - Profiling Python Code with cProfile and timeit
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Practice Questions
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What command do you use to profile a function in Python?
💡 Hint: Think about built-in functions for profiling.
What is the main purpose of the timeit module?
💡 Hint: Consider timing functions and snippets.
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What command do you use to profile a function in Python?
💡 Hint: Look for built-in profiler options.
True or False: timeit can only be used on entire scripts.
💡 Hint: Consider how snippets can be executed repeatedly.
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Create a Python script with a function that finds the factorial of a number using recursion. Profile it using cProfile and analyze the performance. Suggest optimizations.
💡 Hint: Focus on excessive recursive calls' performance.
Write Python code to compare the time taken to sum a list of numbers using both a loop and the built-in sum() function. Use timeit to measure and compare the performance.
💡 Hint: Measure both methods several times to see consistent results.
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