Practice Using timeit - 4.2 | Chapter 9: Memory Management and Performance Optimization in Python | Python Advance
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the primary purpose of the timeit module?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about performance measuring in Python.

Question 2

Easy

How would you use the timeit module to measure the time a simple addition takes?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember the syntax involves passing a code string.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is a primary advantage of the timeit module?

  • It executes only once
  • It can run code multiple times for accuracy
  • It is only for profiling memory

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about minimizing variability when testing time.

Question 2

Using the timeit module with a decorator keeps your code:

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what decorators do in Python.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Devise a way to use the timeit module to benchmark the performance of a plain list versus a numpy array over the same operation of summing elements.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how to set up both environments in your testing.

Question 2

Create a function that will aggregate and return execution times of different functions being measured with timeit.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about using a loop to iterate function calls and aggregate the results.

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