Reddit: rccnls27: JohnnyJordaan: elapsed time

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import datetime
rand_word = "brunette"
count = 10000
count2 = 100

def with_length():
    for i in range(count):
        result_str = list("_" * len(rand_word))

def without_length():
    for i in range(count):
        result_str = [ '_' for c in rand_word ]

if __name__ == '__main__':

    sum_with = 0
    for i in range(count2):
        start_with_length = datetime.datetime.now()
        with_length()
        end_with_length = datetime.datetime.now()
        sum_with += (end_with_length - start_with_length).microseconds

    sum_without = 0
    for i in range(count2):
        start_without_length = datetime.datetime.now()
        without_length()
        end_without_length = datetime.datetime.now()
        sum_without += (end_without_length - start_without_length).microseconds

    print("with_length() took microseconds (average):", sum_with / count2)
    print("without_length() took microseconds (average):", sum_without / count2)


### OUTPUT ###
# RUN 1 #
# with_length() took microseconds (average): 25097.74
# without_length() took microseconds (average): 33223.47
#
# RUN 2 #
# with_length() took microseconds (average): 22505.94
# without_length() took microseconds (average): 30781.8
#
# RUN 3 #
# with_length() took microseconds (average): 27909.81
# without_length() took microseconds (average): 35745.27

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