diff --git a/src/benchmark.py b/src/benchmark.py
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+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+import cProfile
+import timeit
+
+from shamira import generate, reconstruct
+from tests.test_shamira import TestShamira
+
+
+def measure(args):
+	secret = "1234567890123456"
+	shares = generate(secret, args.k, args.n)
+	symbols = globals()
+	symbols.update(locals())
+
+	time = timeit.timeit("""generate(secret, args.k, args.n)""", number=1, globals=symbols)
+	print("The generation took {0:.3}s, {1:.3} per byte.".format(time, time/16))
+
+	time = timeit.timeit("""reconstruct(*shares)""", number=1, globals=symbols)
+	print("The reconstruction took {0:.3}s, {1:.3} per byte.".format(time, time/16))
+
+
+def profile(args):
+	t = TestShamira()
+
+	cProfile.runctx(r"""t.test_generate_reconstruct()""", globals=globals(), locals=locals())
+
+
+parser = ArgumentParser()
+parser.set_defaults(func=lambda _: parser.error("missing command"))
+subparsers = parser.add_subparsers()
+
+profile_parser = subparsers.add_parser("profile")
+profile_parser.set_defaults(func=profile)
+
+measure_parser = subparsers.add_parser("measure")
+measure_parser.add_argument("-k", type=int, required=True)
+measure_parser.add_argument("-n", type=int, required=True)
+measure_parser.set_defaults(func=measure)
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+args.func(args)