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Profile objects have the following methods:
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Add an arbitrary labelled value to the profile output.
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Close the logfile and terminate the profiler.
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Return the file descriptor of the profiler's log file.
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Profile an
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The globals from the
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Profile a single call of a callable.
Additional positional and keyword arguments may be passed
along; the result of the call is returned, and exceptions are
allowed to propagate cleanly, while ensuring that profiling is
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</nobr></td>
<td><var>cmd, globals, locals
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Evaluate an
<tt class=
"keyword">exec
</tt>-compatible string in a specific environment.
The string is compiled before profiling begins.
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