>>> from timeit import Timer
>>> Timer("temp = x; x = y; y = temp", "x = 2; y = 3").timeit()
0.04535215532074004
>>> Timer("x, y = y, x", "x = 2; y = 3").timeit()
0.06476211600816484
>>> from timeit import Timer
>>> Timer("temp = x; x = y; y = temp", "x = 2; y = 3").timeit()
0.04535215532074004
>>> Timer("x, y = y, x", "x = 2; y = 3").timeit()
0.06476211600816484