cprofile.py

import cProfile, pstats
from pstats import SortKey
pr = cProfile.Profile()
pr.enable()

def end_profile(log_file):
        pr.disable()
        with open(log_file, "w") as profile_out:
                profile_stats = pstats.Stats(pr, stream=profile_out).sort_stats(SortKey.CUMULATIVE)
                profile_stats.print_stats()