Python speed testing - Time Difference - milliseconds

Question

What is the proper way to compare 2 times in Python in order to speed test a section of code? I tried reading the API docs. I\'m not sure I understand the timedelta thing.

Answer 1

I am not a Python programmer, but I do know how to use Google and here's what I found: you use the "-" operator. To complete your code:

from datetime import datetime

tstart = datetime.now()

# code to speed test

tend = datetime.now()
print tend - tstart

Additionally, it looks like you can use the strftime() function to format the timespan calculation in order to render the time however makes you happy.