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diff --git a/benchmarks/sorting.py b/benchmarks/sorting.py
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+import timeit
+
+N = 10000
+t1 = timeit.Timer('a=array(None,shape=%d);a.sort()'%N,'from numarray import array')
+t2 = timeit.Timer('a=empty(shape=%d);a.sort()'%N,'from scipy import empty')
+t3 = timeit.Timer('a=empty(shape=%d);sort(a)'%N,'from Numeric import empty,sort')
+
+print "1-D length = ", N
+print "Numarray: ", t1.repeat(3,100)
+print "SciPy: ", t2.repeat(3,100)
+print "Numeric: ", t3.repeat(3,100)
+
+N1,N2 = 100,100
+t1 = timeit.Timer('a=array(None,shape=(%d,%d));a.sort()'%(N1,N2),'from numarray import array')
+t2 = timeit.Timer('a=empty(shape=(%d,%d));a.sort()'%(N1,N2),'from scipy import empty')
+t3 = timeit.Timer('a=empty(shape=(%d,%d));sort(a)'%(N1,N2),'from Numeric import empty,sort')
+
+print "2-D shape = (%d,%d), last-axis" % (N1,N2)
+print "Numarray: ", t1.repeat(3,100)
+print "SciPy: ", t2.repeat(3,100)
+print "Numeric: ", t3.repeat(3,100)
+
+N1,N2 = 100,100
+t1 = timeit.Timer('a=array(None,shape=(%d,%d));a.sort(0)'%(N1,N2),'from numarray import array')
+t2 = timeit.Timer('a=empty(shape=(%d,%d));a.sort(0)'%(N1,N2),'from scipy import empty')
+t3 = timeit.Timer('a=empty(shape=(%d,%d));sort(a,0)'%(N1,N2),'from Numeric import empty,sort')
+
+print "2-D shape = (%d,%d), first-axis" % (N1,N2)
+print "Numarray: ", t1.repeat(3,100)
+print "SciPy: ", t2.repeat(3,100)
+print "Numeric: ", t3.repeat(3,100)
+
+
+
+
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