Python serialization benchmark

README.md

$ python benchmark.py
msgpack benchmark
7.78079032898
9.00101661682

ujson benchmark
12.1378898621
14.5480632782

tnetstring benchmark
22.6039886475
18.1319713593

json benchmark
32.399892807
43.4839725494

cPickle benchmark
60.6751441956
67.7280426025

benchmark.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import msgpack
import json
import ujson
import tnetstring
import cPickle

from time import time

data = current = {}
for i in range(200):
    current["big list"] = range(1000)
    current["big string"] = "a" * 1000
    current['child'] = {}
    current = current['child']


print "msgpack benchmark"

start = time()
msg = msgpack.packb(data)
end = time()
print (end - start) * 1000

start = time()
msgpack.unpackb(msg)
end = time()
print (end - start) * 1000


print "ujson benchmark"

start = time()
msg = ujson.dumps(data)
end = time()
print (end - start) * 1000

start = time()
ujson.loads(msg)
end = time()
print (end - start) * 1000


print "tnetstring benchmark"

start = time()
msg = tnetstring.dumps(data)
end = time()
print (end - start) * 1000

start = time()
tnetstring.loads(msg)
end = time()
print (end - start) * 1000


print "json benchmark"

start = time()
msg = json.dumps(data)
end = time()
print (end - start) * 1000

start = time()
json.loads(msg)
end = time()
print (end - start) * 1000


print "cPickle benchmark"

start = time()
msg = cPickle.dumps(data)
end = time()
print (end - start) * 1000

start = time()
cPickle.loads(msg)
end = time()
print (end - start) * 1000