def profile(fun, *args, **kwargs):
    """
    Profile a function.
    """
    timer_name = kwargs.pop("prof_name", None)

    if not timer_name:
        module = inspect.getmodule(fun)
        c = [module.__name__]
        parentclass = labtypes.get_class_that_defined_method(fun)
        if parentclass:
            c.append(parentclass.__name__)
        c.append(fun.__name__)
        timer_name = ".".join(c)

    start(timer_name)
    ret = fun(*args, **kwargs)
    stop(timer_name)
    return ret
Profile a function.