"""This module contains a code example related to
Think Python, 2nd Edition
by Allen Downey
http://thinkpython2.com
Copyright 2015 Allen Downey
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
"""
from __future__ import print_function, division
import time
def make_word_list1():
"""Reads lines from a file and builds a list using append."""
t = []
fin = open('words.txt')
for line in fin:
word = line.strip()
t.append(word)
return t
def make_word_list2():
"""Reads lines from a file and builds a list using list +."""
t = []
fin = open('words.txt')
for line in fin:
word = line.strip()
t = t + [word]
return t
start_time = time.time()
t = make_word_list1()
elapsed_time = time.time() - start_time
print(len(t))
print(t[:10])
print(elapsed_time, 'seconds')
start_time = time.time()
t = make_word_list2()
elapsed_time = time.time() - start_time
print(len(t))
print(t[:10])
print(elapsed_time, 'seconds')