import os, sys, time null = open(os.devnull, 'wb') stdout = sys.stdout dt = [] for loop in range(10): sys.stdout = null t0 = time.time() for subloop in range(100): import this this=None del sys.modules['this'] dt.append(time.time() - t0) sys.stdout = stdout print("Best: %.1f ms" % (min(dt)*1000,))