diff --git a/zipline/profile/__init__.py b/zipline/profile/__init__.py
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diff --git a/zipline/profile/prof.py b/zipline/profile/prof.py
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-"""
-
-Viscosity - Tools for benchmarking ZeroMQ data flow.
-
-"""
-
-import time as timer
-import logging
-import pycounters
-from contextlib import contextmanager, nested
-from pycounters import base
-from pycounters.shortcuts import frequency, time
-from pycounters import shortcuts, reporters, start_auto_reporting, register_reporter
-from pycounters import shortcuts,reporters,report_value, output_report, \
-counters, register_counter, _reporting_decorator_context_manager
-
-JSONFile = "counters.json"
-
-logger = logging.getLogger('simple_example')
-logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
-ch = logging.StreamHandler()
-ch.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-logger.addHandler(ch)
-
-reporter = reporters.JSONFileReporter(output_file=JSONFile)
-logreport = reporters.LogReporter(logger)
-register_reporter(logreport)
-register_reporter(reporter)
-
-class timecontext:
-
-    def __init__(self, name):
-        self.name = name
-
-    def __enter__(self):
-        cntr = base.GLOBAL_REGISTRY.get_counter(self.name, throw=False)
-        if not cntr:
-            counter = counters.AverageTimeCounter(self.name)
-            register_counter(counter)
-        self.tic = timer.time()
-        return self
-
-    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
-        if not exc_type:
-            shortcuts.value(self.name, timer.time() - self.tic)
-
-class ttimecontext:
-
-    def __init__(self, name):
-        self.name = name
-
-    def __enter__(self):
-        counter = base.GLOBAL_REGISTRY.get_counter(self.name, throw=False)
-
-        if not counter:
-            counter = counters.EventCounter(self.name)
-            counter.value = 0
-            register_counter(counter)
-
-        self.counter = counter
-        self.tic = timer.time()
-        return self
-
-    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
-        if not exc_type:
-            val = (timer.time() - self.tic)
-            if not self.counter.value:
-                self.counter.value = long(0.0)
-            self.counter.value += val
-
-class occurancecontext:
-
-    def __init__(self, name):
-        self.name = name
-
-    def __enter__(self):
-        cntr = base.GLOBAL_REGISTRY.get_counter(self.name, throw=False)
-        if not cntr:
-            cntr = counters.TotalCounter(self.name)
-            counter = counters.TotalCounter(self.name)
-            register_counter(counter)
-        return self
-
-    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
-        shortcuts.value(self.name, 1)
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-
-    with timecontext('average time'):
-        for i in xrange(5):
-            x = [2] * 1000
-            timer.sleep(0.01)
-
-    with occurancecontext('totalcount'):
-        for i in xrange(5):
-            x = [2] * 1000
-
-    with ttimecontext('total time'):
-        for i in xrange(5):
-            x = [2] * 1000
-            timer.sleep(1)
-
-    pycounters.output_report()