From 1cd4f6cf0fd8fa1c815829ac4672604c933e4180 2010-04-25 22:56:00
From: David Warde-Farley
Date: 2010-04-25 22:56:00
Subject: [PATCH] Fix %timeit reporting when the time is longer than 1000s.

Patch by David Warde-Farley

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ipython/+bug/409566

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diff --git a/IPython/core/magic.py b/IPython/core/magic.py
index ae37208..21a817a 100644
--- a/IPython/core/magic.py
+++ b/IPython/core/magic.py
@@ -1953,8 +1953,10 @@ Currently the magic system has the following functions:\n"""
         
         best = min(timer.repeat(repeat, number)) / number
 
-        if best > 0.0:
+        if best > 0.0 and best < 1000.0:
             order = min(-int(math.floor(math.log10(best)) // 3), 3)
+        elif best >= 1000.0:
+            order = 0
         else:
             order = 3
         print u"%d loops, best of %d: %.*g %s per loop" % (number, repeat,