Benchmarking neural networks in python

time_func.py

def time_func(function, func_args=None, func_kwargs=None):
    """Time a single call of a function.
    Args:
        function (function): a function object to time
        func_args (list, optional): the args for the function
        func_kwargs (dict, optional): the kwargs for the function
    Returns:
        double: duration of the function call in sections
    """
    args = func_args or []
    kwargs = func_kwargs or {}
    start_time = time.time()
    function(*args, **kwargs)
    duration = time.time() — start_time
    return duration