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SnakeViz 0.1 – A Python Profile Viewer

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When profiling code it can be helpful to have a visualization of the profile to really show what areas of your program are taking the most time. The great RunSnakeRun application has been filling this roll for a while now but some of my colleagues have been turned off by the need to install wxPython. The web browsers we use every day are quickly becoming great visualization platforms so I thought it would be a nice project to make a Python profile viewer that works in the browser. Today, co-developer Erik and I are happy to announce the first official release of SnakeViz.

Example SnakeVis visualization.
An example SnakeViz visualization.

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SnakeViz 0.1 – A Python Profile Viewer

Profiling Python

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Profiling a program is a way to take a detailed look at the execution time of individual pieces of the program. When you want to optimize code it’s important to use a profiler first so that you know where your optimization effort would be most beneficial.

I recently demonstrated profiling Python code using the built-in tools, line_profiler, and IPython’s “magic” hooks into those tools. RunSnakeRun also made an appearance.

As usual I used the IPython notebook and you can get the .ipynb file and the PDF, or see it directly.

More info on using the built-in profiler and pstats modules is available via the Python Module of the Week: http://www.doughellmann.com/PyMOTW/profile/index.html.

Profiling Python