#!/usr/local/bin/python3 def main(): with open('mdutch.txt', 'r') as infile: while 1: position = infile.tell() word = infile.readline().strip() if '' == word: break if __name__ == "__main__": from timeit import Timer import sys t = Timer("main()", "from __main__ import main") print("------------------------------------------") print(sys.version) print("result: %6.4f s." % t.timeit(number=1))