Compare performance of `pickle`, `json` and MessagePack

test.py

import msgpack
import time
import json
import pickle

l = [1,2,3]
l_packed = msgpack.packb(l)
l_json = json.dumps(l)
l_pickle = pickle.dumps(l)

operations = 1000000

def do_msgpack():
    start = time.time()
    for i in xrange(operations):
        msgpack.packb(l)
    end = time.time()
    print("MsgPack pack {0} of {2} done in {1}".format(operations, end-start, l))

    start = time.time()
    for i in xrange(operations):
        msgpack.unpackb(l_packed)
    end = time.time()
    print("MsgPack unpack {0} of {2} done in {1}".format(operations, end-start, l_packed))

def do_json():
    start = time.time()
    for i in xrange(operations):
        json.dumps(l)
    end = time.time()
    print("JSON dumps {0} of {2} done in {1}".format(operations, end-start, l))

    start = time.time()
    for i in xrange(operations):
        json.loads(l_json)
    end = time.time()
    print("JSON loads {0} of {2} done in {1}".format(operations, end-start, l_json))
    
def do_pickle():
    start = time.time()
    for i in xrange(operations):
        pickle.dumps(l)
    end = time.time()
    print("Pickle dumps {0} of {2} done in {1}".format(operations, end-start, l))

    start = time.time()
    for i in xrange(operations):
        pickle.loads(l_pickle)
    end = time.time()
    print("Pickle loads {0} of {2} done in {1}".format(operations, end-start, l_pickle))


if __name__=="__main__":
    do_msgpack()
    do_json()
    do_pickle()