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@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ The module defines three convenience functions and a public class:
method. The :meth:`.repeat` method is a convenience to call :meth:`.timeit`
multiple times and return a list of results.
+ The execution time of *setup* is excluded from the overall timed execution run.
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The *stmt* and *setup* parameters can also take objects that are callable
without arguments. This will embed calls to them in a timer function that
will then be executed by :meth:`.timeit`. Note that the timing overhead is a