def METHOD_NAME(size=1000):
    print(">>>> gen {} funcs ...".format(size))
    DATA = []
    for i in range(size):
        if i % 100 == 0:
            print(".", end="", flush=True)
        DATA.append(random_func())
    print("\npickling funcs ...")
    with open(os.path.join(MOD_DIR, "funcs.pickle"), "w+b") as FILE:
        pickle.dump(DATA, FILE)
    print("done")