How to measure time elapsed in Python?

Question

How should I use the timeit module if i want to start counting time somewhere in my code and then get the passed time. I think I am using the module wrong.

import timeit

start = timeit.timeit()

print "hello"

end = timeit.timeit()

print end - start

Answer 1

You can use the time module like this:

import time

start = time.time()

print("hello")

end = time.time()

print(end - start)

 

It will give you the execution time in seconds.

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