import time from tabulate import tabulate from util.create_utils import create_devices # --- Main program -------------------------------------------- if __name__ == '__main__': devices = create_devices(num_devices=254, num_subnets=254) # Create dictionary pointing at those same devices devices_dict = dict() for device in devices: devices_dict[device["ip"]] = device print("calculating tabular output of devices ...") print("\n", tabulate(devices, headers="keys")) while True: ip_to_find = input("\nEnter IP address to find: ") if not ip_to_find: break start = time.time() for device in devices: if device["ip"] == ip_to_find: print(f"---> found it (list): {device}") list_search_time = (time.time() - start) * 1000 print(f"--- ---> in: {list_search_time} msec") print(f"--- ---> id of device:", id(device)) break else: print(f"---! IP address not found, try again") continue start = time.time() if ip_to_find in devices_dict: print(f"---> found it (dict): {devices_dict[ip_to_find]}") dict_search_time = (time.time() - start) * 1000 print(f"--- ---> in: {dict_search_time} msec") print(f"--- ---> id of device:", id(devices_dict[ip_to_find])) print(f"conclusion: dictionary search was {int(list_search_time/dict_search_time)} times faster than list search")