profile — Easy Examples

Pure-Python profiler (slower but extensible)

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Getting started with profile

Basic import and usage of the profile module.

python
import cProfile

def slow_function():
    total = 0
    for i in range(10000):
        total += i ** 2
    return total

cProfile.run("slow_function()")

The profile module is part of Python's standard library. Pure-Python profiler (slower but extensible).

Common profile operations

Frequently used functions from the profile module.

python
# More profile examples
import profile

print(f"profile module loaded successfully")
print(f"Location: {profile.__name__}")
print(f"Has {len(dir(profile))} attributes")

These are the most commonly used features of the profile module.

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