How can I use timeit for benchmarking my code?

How can I use timeit for benchmarking my code?

You can use the timeit module in Python to measure the execution time of small code snippets. Would you like a code example?

Yes, please provide an example of how to use it.

Sure! Here's a simple example:

import timeit

def my_function():
    return sum(range(100))

execution_time = timeit.timeit(my_function, number=1000)
print(f'Execution time: {execution_time}')

This will run my_function 1000 times and print the total execution time.

What if I want to benchmark a specific piece of code instead of a function?

You can use the timeit statement directly with a code snippet as a string. For example:

timeit.timeit('sum(range(100))', number=1000)