json_vs_split_test.py

import json, time

d1 = 'name|key'
d2 = json.dumps({'username':'name', 'chanel':'key'})
count = 1000000

st = time.time()
for i in xrange(count):
    name, chan = d1.split('|')
r1 = time.time()-st
print 'Split: %s' % r1

st = time.time()
for i in xrange(count):
    data = json.loads(d2)
r2 = time.time()-st
print 'Parse JSON: %s' % r2

print 'Faster %s times' % (r2/r1)

'''
Split: 0.335999965668
Parse JSON: 3.82699990273
Faster 11.3898818267 times
'''