old_contents: # This file is simply here to make sure that everything is running just as
  # fast under the virtualbox as under the host OS. There should be no
  # performance degradation. This takes me (Ben) approximately 1.2sec outside my
  # virtual machine and appx 1.15sec inside the virtual machine. WEIRD IT IS
  # FASTER! WHY?
  
  import time
  
  def time_fnc():
      a = range(1, 1000000)
      for i in range(1, 200):
          b = sum(a)
  
  t0 = time.time()
  time_fnc()
  t1 = time.time()
  print("Required: " + str(t1 - t0) + " seconds.")
  
new_contents: # This file is simply here to make sure that everything is running just as
  # fast under the virtualbox as under the host OS. There should be no
  # performance degradation. This takes me (Ben) approximately 1.2sec outside my
  # virtual machine and appx 1.15sec inside the virtual machine. WHY IT IS
  # FASTER inside the VM?! WHY?
  
  import time
  
  def time_fnc():
      a = range(1, 1000000)
      for i in range(1, 200):
          b = sum(a)
  
  t0 = time.time()
  time_fnc()
  t1 = time.time()
  print("Required: " + str(t1 - t0) + " seconds.")
  
subject: Update test_speed.py