Python/Profiling

Introduction

List of Python Profiling Tools

Profiling tools provided by Python:

• cProfile is a C extension, the recommended method of profiling python programs, and is based on lsprof
• profile is a module that adds significant overhead; reports time spent in calls to built-in functions and methods
• hotshot - not developed/supported anymore

Link: https://docs.python.org/2/library/profile.html

Gprof2dot:

• Reads all sorts of input formats, outputs to graphviz dot

Gprof2dot link: https://github.com/jrfonseca/gprof2dot