#!/usr/bin/env python3

import timeit

def mypow1(x, y):
    return x ** y

def mypow2(x, y):
    return pow(x, y)

s1 = '2 ** 100'
s2 = 'pow(2, 100)'

print(timeit.timeit(s1))
print(timeit.timeit(s2))

print(timeit.timeit('mypow1(2, 100)', globals=globals()))
print(timeit.timeit('mypow2(2, 100)', globals=globals()))

# repeat 3 times by default
print(timeit.repeat('mypow1(2, 100)', globals=globals()))
print(timeit.repeat('mypow2(2, 100)', globals=globals()))