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diff --git a/Tools/pybench/README b/Tools/pybench/README index e59e6c0ce6..40f7eec797 100644 --- a/Tools/pybench/README +++ b/Tools/pybench/README @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PYBENCH - A Python Benchmark Suite ________________________________________________________________________ Extendable suite of low-level benchmarks for measuring - the performance of the Python implementation + the performance of the Python implementation (interpreter, compiler or VM). pybench is a collection of tests that provides a standardized way to @@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ to have it store the results in a file too. It is usually a good idea to run pybench.py multiple times to see whether the environment, timers and benchmark run-times are suitable -for doing benchmark tests. +for doing benchmark tests. You can use the comparison feature of pybench.py ('pybench.py -c <file>') to check how well the system behaves in comparison to a -reference run. +reference run. If the differences are well below 10% for each test, then you have a system that is good for doing benchmark testings. Of you get random @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class IntegerCounting(Test): # for comparisons of benchmark runs - tests with unequal version # number will not get compared. version = 1.0 - + # The number of abstract operations done in each round of the # test. An operation is the basic unit of what you want to # measure. The benchmark will output the amount of run-time per @@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class IntegerCounting(Test): # Repeat the operations per round to raise the run-time # per operation significantly above the noise level of the - # for-loop overhead. + # for-loop overhead. # Execute 20 operations (a += 1): a += 1 @@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ Version History - changed the output format a bit to make it look nicer - refactored the APIs somewhat - 1.3+: Steve Holden added the NewInstances test and the filtering - option during the NeedForSpeed sprint; this also triggered a long + 1.3+: Steve Holden added the NewInstances test and the filtering + option during the NeedForSpeed sprint; this also triggered a long discussion on how to improve benchmark timing and finally resulted in the release of 2.0 1.3: initial checkin into the Python SVN repository |