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@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ active since the start of the Python interpreter, you can use the `-Xperf` optio
$ python -Xperf my_script.py
+You can also set the :envvar:`PYTHONPERFSUPPORT` to a nonzero value to actiavate perf
+profiling mode globally.
+
There is also support for dynamically activating and deactivating the perf
profiling mode by using the APIs in the :mod:`sys` module: