"""Helper stuff for things""" import gc gc.disable() print 'Disabled GC' def timeit(func, iter = 1000, *args, **kwargs): """timeit(func, iter = 1000 *args, **kwargs) -> elapsed time calls func iter times with args and kwargs, returns time elapsed """ import time r = range(iter) t = time.time() for i in r: func(*args, **kwargs) return time.time() - t