Check speed of dict lookups with 10000000 iterations

gistfile1.txt

https://github.com/smetj/experiments/blob/master/python/testlap/dict_eval.py

[smetj@indigo python]$ python speed_test_dict_eval.py 
Running test_1 
OK
Running test_2 
OK
Running test_3 
OK
Running test_4 
OK
Running test_5 
OK
Running test_6 
OK
Running test_7 
OK
2.7.3 (default, Jul 24 2012, 10:05:38) 
[GCC 4.7.0 20120507 (Red Hat 4.7.0-5)]
Linux-3.5.4-2.fc17.x86_64-x86_64-with-fedora-17-Beefy_Miracle

    Verify an existing key in a dictionary.
    
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+
| Function |                               Description                                | Result |    Seconds    |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+
| test_6   | Check if an existing key exists in dictionary using in syntax.           | OK     |  2.0268681049 |
| test_7   | Check if a non existing key exists in dictionary using in syntax.        | OK     |  2.0622739792 |
| test_3   | Check if an existing key exists in dictionary using try except.          | OK     |  2.0864989758 |
| test_1   | Check if an existing key exists in dictionary using has_key.             | OK     |  2.7304418087 |
| test_2   | Check if an non existing key exists in dictionary using has_key.         | OK     |  2.8175299168 |
| test_4   | Check if a non existing key exists in dictionary using try except.       | OK     | 14.9449291229 |
| test_5   | Check if an existing key exists in dictionary using try except KeyError. | OK     | 18.0724489689 |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+
[smetj@indigo python]$