Profile a python script using cProfile into an external file
cprofile, python
Solution
The output file generated by the `cProfile -o` module isn't plaintext; it's a serialized `pstats.Stats` object. Rather than using the `-o` option, I generally just redirect stdout into the file I want to create.
python -m cProfile -s time my_script.py > profile.text 2>&1
Otherwise, you just need to use the `pstats` module to read the file and inspect its contents (see the documentation linked above).
Problem
I am new to python programming.I have a python script and I am trying to profile it using cProfile command. I typed the following ``` python -m cProfile -o readings.txt my_script.py ``` It generated `readings.txt`. But when I try to open the file using any standard text editor or notepad, the file doesn't open properly. It doesn't contain the data Can anyone please tell me how to store these statistics into an external file that can be opened using notepad?? I am using windows platform