test_sl.py

import random

def get_random_list(list_len):
    list_range = list_len * 4
    return random.sample(xrange(-list_range, list_range), list_len)

def test_set(random_list):
    t_set = set()
    for i in random_list:
        t_set.add(i)
    print "test_set"
    return 

def test_list_set(random_list):
    t_list = []
    for i in random_list:
        t_list.append(i)
    t_list_set = set(t_list)
    print "test_list_set"
    return 


def test_list(random_list):
    t_list = []
    for i in random_list:
        t_list.append(i)
    print "test_list"
    return 

if __name__ == '__main__':
    list_len = 1000000
    random_list = get_random_list(list_len)
    import cProfile
    cProfile.run("test_set(random_list)")
    cProfile.run("test_list_set(random_list)")
    cProfile.run("test_list(random_list)")