cpu_bound_task.py

import time

# Simulate a CPU-bound task
def compute_factorial(n):
    if n == 0:
        return 1
    else:
        return n * compute_factorial(n-1)

# Calling the CPU-bound task
start_time = time.time()
result = compute_factorial(20)
end_time = time.time()

print(f"Computed factorial in {end_time - start_time} seconds")