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diff --git a/Doc/library/profile.rst b/Doc/library/profile.rst index 0cbbd86..cc02436 100644 --- a/Doc/library/profile.rst +++ b/Doc/library/profile.rst @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ This profiler provides :dfn:`deterministic profiling` of any Python programs. It also provides a series of report generation tools to allow users to rapidly examine the results of a profile operation. -The Python standard library provides three different profilers: +The Python standard library provides two different profilers: #. :mod:`profile`, a pure Python module, described in the sequel. Copyright © 1994, by InfoSeek Corporation. @@ -66,15 +66,11 @@ The Python standard library provides three different profilers: it suitable for profiling long-running programs. Based on :mod:`lsprof`, contributed by Brett Rosen and Ted Czotter. -#. :mod:`hotshot`, a C module focusing on minimizing the overhead while - profiling, at the expense of long data post-processing times. - The :mod:`profile` and :mod:`cProfile` modules export the same interface, so they are mostly interchangeables; :mod:`cProfile` has a much lower overhead but is not so far as well-tested and might not be available on all systems. :mod:`cProfile` is really a compatibility layer on top of the internal -:mod:`_lsprof` module. The :mod:`hotshot` module is reserved to specialized -usages. +:mod:`_lsprof` module. .. % \section{How Is This Profiler Different From The Old Profiler?} .. % \nodename{Profiler Changes} |