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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 13:24:25 +1100
Subject: Re: Benchmarking some modules - strange result
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On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 1:11 PM, Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> wrote:
> For simplicity, let's say I've been running the suite of performance
> tests within a single interpreter - so I test one module thoroughly,
> then move on to the next without exiting the interpreter.
> [chomp more details]

Do the modules import stuff that's staying imported? That could
majorly affect performance. What about .pyc files?

I don't know if you can truly reset the interpreter. Snapshotting
sys.modules and reinstating it afterwards would help, but there are
other concerns too. I would personally just restart the interpreter
each time, frankly; it's the easiest way to be sure.

ChrisA