Profiling python

Profiling python

# Setup

# see https://jiffyclub.github.io/snakeviz/
pip install snakeviz

# run your script and generate profiling info
python -m cProfile -o program.prof myscrypt.py myargument

# visualise the results in your browser
snakeviz program.prof

# if used inside a container / VM
# 1. open the port 8080 on the VM
# or create a port forwarding (e.g. Virtualbox)
# 2. start the UI
snakeviz program.prof -s -H 0.0.0.0
# 3. then open http://localhost:8080 or http://MYVMIP:8080 with your browser