Robin Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am hugely encouraged by this > > C:\Python\devel\pypy-1.0.0>\python24\python \python\lib\test \pystone.py > Pystone(1.1) time for 50000 passes = 1.49586 > This machine benchmarks at 33425.6 pystones/second > > C:\Python\devel\pypy-1.0.0>.\pypy-c.exe \python\lib\test\pystone.py > Pystone(1.1) time for 50000 passes = 2.16123e-005 > This machine benchmarks at 2.3135e+009 pystones/second > > >:) not
It looks like time.clock() is completely borked. C:\work\pypy-1.0.0>\python25\python Python 2.5 (r25:51908, Sep 19 2006, 09:52:17) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win 32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> from time import clock, sleep >>> clock(); sleep(3); clock() 1.6203176660720846e-005 3.000427987355935 >>> clock(); sleep(3); clock() 8.2580051375244619 11.258311321690327 >>> clock(); sleep(3); clock() 16.283118664523005 19.283642753478446 >>> ^Z C:\work\pypy-1.0.0>pypy-c Python 2.4.1 (pypy 1.0.0 build 41438) on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>> from time import clock, sleep >>>> clock(); sleep(3); clock() 1.0000000000337512 1.0000050338639583 >>>> clock(); sleep(3); clock() 1.0000103837992871 1.0000154196831568 >>>> Or perhaps it is simply telling you the sort of speeds it hopes to reach some day (I wouldn't say no to 9.16021e+009 pystones/second if that was what it actually did). -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list