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Benchmark File Read and Write Speed in Python

Measures file write and read throughput in MB/s by writing and reading a temporary file of a given size.

benchmark file-io performance

Python

import os
import time
import tempfile

def benchmark_write(file_path, size_mb=100):
    data = b'x' * (1024 * 1024)  # 1 MB block
    start = time.perf_counter()
    with open(file_path, 'wb') as f:
        for _ in range(size_mb):
            f.write(data)
    elapsed = time.perf_counter() - start
    return size_mb …

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Automation & scripting medium

Build a Terminal Dashboard That Displays Real-Time System Performance in Python

A Python script that reads Linux system files to display a real-time terminal dashboard with CPU usage, memory usage, and CPU temperature.

linux system-monitoring terminal

Python

import os, time, sys
from collections import deque

def get_cpu_temp():
    try:
        with open("/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp") as f:
            return round(int(f.read().strip()) / 1000, 1)
    except:
        return None

def get_mem_usage():
    with open("/proc/meminfo") as f:
        lines = f.readli…

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Automation & scripting easy

How to generate website performance reports from HTTP requests in Python

Measure and report website load time, status code, and content size using Python's standard library.

http performance urllib

Python

import urllib.request
import time

def measure_website_load_time(url):
    """Measures total loading time of a website."""
    start_time = time.time()
    try:
        with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=10) as response:
            content = response.read()
            status_code = response.status
            …

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