ionelmc/pytest-benchmark

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A pytest plugin that provides a benchmark fixture for measuring code performance within tests. It automatically calibrates test rounds to the chosen timer and integrates tightly with pytest's fixture system.

Use cases

• benchmark python functions in pytest tests
• track performance regressions across test runs
• measure execution time of code snippets
• compare performance of different implementations
• store and compare benchmark results between commits
• add microbenchmarks to existing test suite

When to choose

• you already use pytest and want benchmarks as part of your test suite
• you need calibrated, statistically sound timing rounds
• you want to save, compare, and histogram benchmark results over time

When to avoid

• you need standalone benchmarking outside pytest (use timeit or pyperf)
• you benchmark GPU or highly concurrent workloads needing specialized harnesses
• your project does not use pytest

Facets

plugin · maturity stable

benchmarking testing testing performance developer-tools python cli cross-platform pytest-plugin pytest-fixture performance-measurement microbenchmarking

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