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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+import argparse
+import time
+
+ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+ap.add_argument("--database")
+ap.add_argument("--user")
+ap.add_argument("--password")
+args = ap.parse_args()
+
+t0 = time.monotonic()
+
+import mysql.connector
+
+t1 = time.monotonic()
+db  = mysql.connector.connect(database=args.database, user=args.user, password=args.password)
+t2 = time.monotonic()
+csr = db.cursor()
+csr.execute("select current_timestamp")
+r = csr.fetchall()
+t3 = time.monotonic()
+db.close()
+t4 = time.monotonic()
+print(t1 - t0, "import")
+print(t2 - t1, "connect")
+print(t4 - t0, "total")
+print(t4 - t1, "session")