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+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+import os
+import sys
+
+import kid
+
+def test():
+    base_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+    kid.path = kid.TemplatePath([os.path.join(base_path, 'common'),
+                                 os.path.join(base_path, 'module')])
+
+    ctxt = dict(hello='<world>', hey='ZYX', bozz=None,
+                items=['Number %d' % num for num in range(1, 15)],
+                prefix='#')
+
+    start = datetime.now()
+    template = kid.Template(file='test.kid', **ctxt)
+    print ' --> parse stage: ', datetime.now() - start
+
+    times = []
+    for i in range(100):
+        start = datetime.now()
+        for output in template.generate():
+            if i == 0:
+                sys.stdout.write(output)
+        if i == 0:
+            print
+        else:
+            sys.stdout.write('.')
+            sys.stdout.flush()
+        times.append(datetime.now() - start)
+    print
+
+    total_ms = sum([t.seconds * 1000 + t.microseconds for t in times])
+    print ' --> render stage: %s (avg), %s (min), %s (max):' % (
+          timedelta(microseconds=total_ms / len(times)),
+          timedelta(microseconds=min([t.seconds * 1000 + t.microseconds for t in times])),
+          timedelta(microseconds=max([t.seconds * 1000 + t.microseconds for t in times])))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if '-p' in sys.argv:
+        import profile, pstats
+        profile.run('test()', '.tmpl_prof')
+        stats = pstats.Stats('.tmpl_prof')
+        stats.strip_dirs().sort_stats('time').print_stats(10)
+    else:
+        test()