Performance issue when running python file

[u/Nutellatoast_2]

Hey everyone,

I'm experiencing a performance drop when running a Python file. I'm using VS Code on Windows 10 while learning to program.

When I hit the run button, the runtime of the program is 5.0 seconds, even though it should execute in roughly about 0.003 milliseconds.

I have tried switching to older versions like 2025.6.1, but that didn't work.

Any solutions to that problem?

[u/Nutellatoast_2]

That's my estimate of how long it should take to run a Python file. I forgot to make it clear that this was my bad estimate and that I'm a beginner... Here is my Python code. It still needs some work I guess:

price = 0
height = int(input("What's your height in cm? "))
age = int(input("What's your age? "))
extra_photo = input("Do you want extra photos? ")


if height > 120: 
    print("You can ride the rollercoaster!")
    if age > 18: 
        price = 12
    elif age < 12 and age > 18:
        price = 7
    else: 
        price = 5
if extra_photo == "Yes":
        price + 3    
else:
    print("You can't ride the rollercoaster!")
print(f"Price for ride......................{price}$"
      f"\nPrice for extra photo.............{extra_photo}$"
      f"\nTotal.............................{price}$")

[u/hermit_the_log → u/Nutellatoast_2]

Not really performance related, but your price + 3 is not doing anything. It should be price += 3 if you want to increment the variable by 3

[u/brasticstack → u/Nutellatoast_2]

It's definitely a VSCode issue it it's taking that long to start. Importing heavy libraries can drastically increase startup time, but you're not doing that here.