bench.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

from CodernityDB.database import Database

db = Database('/tmp/c.db')
db.create()
for i in xrange(0, 50000):
	db.insert(dict(i=i))

bench.rb

require 'daybreak'

db = Daybreak::DB.new '/tmp/d.db'
50_000.times {|i| db[i] = i }

gistfile1.txt

$ time ruby bench.rb

real	0m1.963s
user	0m1.436s
sys	0m0.518s

$ time python bench.py

real	0m4.465s
user	0m3.472s
sys	0m0.970s

$ time ruby redis.rb

real	0m7.548s
user	0m4.075s
sys	0m1.380s

redis.rb

# Plain jane redis install, probably suspect
require "redis"

db = Redis.new
50_000.times {|i| db[i] = i }