Move core profiling module into a package

This allows adding a new 'sample' submodule and enables invoking the sampling profiler through 'python -m profile.sample', while retaining backwards compatibility when using 'profile'.
pablogsal · Jul 10, 2025 · Jun 4, 2025 · Jul 3, 2025 · Jun 22, 2025 · Jun 22, 2025
commit 82092ddacfa35195f7be4625f125db6e54902dbe
diff --git a/Lib/profile/__init__.py b/Lib/profile/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from .profile import run
+from .profile import runctx
+from .profile import Profile
+from .profile import _Utils
+
+__all__ = ['run', 'runctx', 'Profile']
diff --git a/Lib/profile/__main__.py b/Lib/profile/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import io
+import importlib.machinery
+import os
+import sys
+from optparse import OptionParser
+
+from .profile import runctx
+
+
+def main():
+
+    usage = "profile.py [-o output_file_path] [-s sort] [-m module | scriptfile] [arg] ..."
+    parser = OptionParser(usage=usage)
+    parser.allow_interspersed_args = False
+    parser.add_option('-o', '--outfile', dest="outfile",
+        help="Save stats to <outfile>", default=None)
+    parser.add_option('-m', dest="module", action="store_true",
+        help="Profile a library module.", default=False)
+    parser.add_option('-s', '--sort', dest="sort",
+        help="Sort order when printing to stdout, based on pstats.Stats class",
+        default=-1)
+
+    if not sys.argv[1:]:
+        parser.print_usage()
+        sys.exit(2)
+
+    (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
+    sys.argv[:] = args
+
+    # The script that we're profiling may chdir, so capture the absolute path
+    # to the output file at startup.
+    if options.outfile is not None:
+        options.outfile = os.path.abspath(options.outfile)
+
+    if len(args) > 0:
+        if options.module:
+            import runpy
+            code = "run_module(modname, run_name='__main__')"
+            globs = {
+                'run_module': runpy.run_module,
+                'modname': args[0]
+            }
+        else:
+            progname = args[0]
+            sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(progname))
+            with io.open_code(progname) as fp:
+                code = compile(fp.read(), progname, 'exec')
+            spec = importlib.machinery.ModuleSpec(name='__main__', loader=None,
+                                                  origin=progname)
+            globs = {
+                '__spec__': spec,
+                '__file__': spec.origin,
+                '__name__': spec.name,
+                '__package__': None,
+                '__cached__': None,
+            }
+        try:
+            runctx(code, globs, None, options.outfile, options.sort)
+        except BrokenPipeError as exc:
+            # Prevent "Exception ignored" during interpreter shutdown.
+            sys.stdout = None
+            sys.exit(exc.errno)
+    else:
+        parser.print_usage()
+    return parser
+
+# When invoked as main program, invoke the profiler on a script
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/Lib/profile.py → Lib/profile/profile.py b/Lib/profile.py → Lib/profile/profile.py
@@ -550,66 +550,3 @@ def f(m, f1=f1):
         return mean
 
 #****************************************************************************
-
-def main():
-    import os
-    from optparse import OptionParser
-
-    usage = "profile.py [-o output_file_path] [-s sort] [-m module | scriptfile] [arg] ..."
-    parser = OptionParser(usage=usage)
-    parser.allow_interspersed_args = False
-    parser.add_option('-o', '--outfile', dest="outfile",
-        help="Save stats to <outfile>", default=None)
-    parser.add_option('-m', dest="module", action="store_true",
-        help="Profile a library module.", default=False)
-    parser.add_option('-s', '--sort', dest="sort",
-        help="Sort order when printing to stdout, based on pstats.Stats class",
-        default=-1)
-
-    if not sys.argv[1:]:
-        parser.print_usage()
-        sys.exit(2)
-
-    (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
-    sys.argv[:] = args
-
-    # The script that we're profiling may chdir, so capture the absolute path
-    # to the output file at startup.
-    if options.outfile is not None:
-        options.outfile = os.path.abspath(options.outfile)
-
-    if len(args) > 0:
-        if options.module:
-            import runpy
-            code = "run_module(modname, run_name='__main__')"
-            globs = {
-                'run_module': runpy.run_module,
-                'modname': args[0]
-            }
-        else:
-            progname = args[0]
-            sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(progname))
-            with io.open_code(progname) as fp:
-                code = compile(fp.read(), progname, 'exec')
-            spec = importlib.machinery.ModuleSpec(name='__main__', loader=None,
-                                                  origin=progname)
-            globs = {
-                '__spec__': spec,
-                '__file__': spec.origin,
-                '__name__': spec.name,
-                '__package__': None,
-                '__cached__': None,
-            }
-        try:
-            runctx(code, globs, None, options.outfile, options.sort)
-        except BrokenPipeError as exc:
-            # Prevent "Exception ignored" during interpreter shutdown.
-            sys.stdout = None
-            sys.exit(exc.errno)
-    else:
-        parser.print_usage()
-    return parser
-
-# When invoked as main program, invoke the profiler on a script
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()