import timeit
from babel import Locale, numbers

en_US = Locale.parse('en_US')
fr_FR = Locale.parse('en_US')
it_IT = Locale.parse('en_US')

def test():
    numbers.format_decimal(12345, locale=en_US)
    numbers.format_scientific(12345, locale=fr_FR)
    numbers.format_currency(10.12, 'EUR', locale=it_IT)

t = timeit.Timer("test()", "from __main__ import test")
print t.timeit(10000)