# File: stringTest1.py
#
# Using + to construct a string is slow if the new character
# is added to the front of the string. It's much better to
# add a character at the end.
#

import time
import random

REPS = 800000 
# REPS = 10

random.seed()
aString = "" 

start = time.time()

for i in range (0, REPS):
   newLetter= chr(random.randint(32,126))
   aString = newLetter + aString
   # aString = aString + newLetter
   # print(aString)
    
finish = time.time()
print("Elapsed time =", finish - start, "seconds")