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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libprofile.tex b/Doc/lib/libprofile.tex index 2f69170..52156a3 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libprofile.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libprofile.tex @@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ examine the results of a profile operation. \section{How Is This Profiler Different From The Old Profiler?} \nodename{Profiler Changes} +(This section is of historical importance only; the old profiler +discussed here was last seen in Python 1.1.) + The big changes from old profiling module are that you get more information, and you pay less CPU time. It's not a trade-off, it's a trade-up. @@ -441,9 +444,10 @@ the significant entries. Initially, the list is taken to be the complete set of profiled functions. Each restriction is either an integer (to select a count of lines), or a decimal fraction between 0.0 and 1.0 inclusive (to select a percentage of lines), or a regular -expression (to pattern match the standard name that is printed). If -several restrictions are provided, then they are applied sequentially. -For example: +expression (to pattern match the standard name that is printed; as of +Python 1.5b1, this uses the Perl-style regular expression syntax +defined by the \code{re} module). If several restrictions are +provided, then they are applied sequentially. For example: \bcode\begin{verbatim} print_stats(.1, "foo:") diff --git a/Doc/libprofile.tex b/Doc/libprofile.tex index 2f69170..52156a3 100644 --- a/Doc/libprofile.tex +++ b/Doc/libprofile.tex @@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ examine the results of a profile operation. \section{How Is This Profiler Different From The Old Profiler?} \nodename{Profiler Changes} +(This section is of historical importance only; the old profiler +discussed here was last seen in Python 1.1.) + The big changes from old profiling module are that you get more information, and you pay less CPU time. It's not a trade-off, it's a trade-up. @@ -441,9 +444,10 @@ the significant entries. Initially, the list is taken to be the complete set of profiled functions. Each restriction is either an integer (to select a count of lines), or a decimal fraction between 0.0 and 1.0 inclusive (to select a percentage of lines), or a regular -expression (to pattern match the standard name that is printed). If -several restrictions are provided, then they are applied sequentially. -For example: +expression (to pattern match the standard name that is printed; as of +Python 1.5b1, this uses the Perl-style regular expression syntax +defined by the \code{re} module). If several restrictions are +provided, then they are applied sequentially. For example: \bcode\begin{verbatim} print_stats(.1, "foo:") |