SpeedTests

gistfile1.py

from collections import deque
import time

def timeit(method):
    def timed(*args, **kw):
        ts = time.time()
        result = method(*args, **kw)
        te = time.time()
        print('{}, {}'.format(method.__name__, te-ts))
        return result
    return timed


COUNT = 99999


@timeit
def test_one():
    result = []
    for i in range(COUNT):
        result.insert(0, i)
    return result


@timeit
def test_two():
    result = []
    for i in range(COUNT):
        result.append(i)
    result.reverse()
    return result


@timeit
def test_three():
    result = deque()
    for i in range(COUNT):
        result.appendleft(i)
    return result


a = test_one()
print()
b = test_two()
print()
c = test_three()

"""
test_one, 3.188999891281128
test_two, 0.01100015640258789
test_three, 0.009999990463256836
"""