import pyperf runner = pyperf.Runner() runner.timeit(name="bench super", stmt=""" b = B(1, 2, 3, 4, 5) """, setup = """ class A: def __init__(self, a, b, c, d, e): self.a = a self.b = b self.c = c self.d = d self.e = e class B(A): def __init__(self, a, b, c, d, e): super().__init__(a, b, c, d, e) """ )