# Time complexity of sampling algorithm

**URL:** https://discuss.pennylane.ai/t/time-complexity-of-sampling-algorithm/2366
**Category:** PennyLane Help
**Created:** [December 7, 2022, 12:37am UTC](https://discuss.pennylane.ai/t/time-complexity-of-sampling-algorithm/2366 "2022-12-07T00:37:48Z")
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### Author: ![MUSHKAN\_SUREKA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/discuss.pennylane.ai/mushkan_sureka/32/835_2.png) [@MUSHKAN\_SUREKA](https://discuss.pennylane.ai/u/MUSHKAN_SUREKA)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2022, 12:37am UTC](https://discuss.pennylane.ai/t/time-complexity-of-sampling-algorithm/2366/1 "2022-12-07T00:37:48Z")

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Hey! Could anyone let me know the time complexity of the sampling algorithm defined here?

[https://strawberryfields.readthedocs.io/en/stable/code/api/strawberryfields.apps.sample.sample.html#strawberryfields.apps.sample.sample](https://strawberryfields.readthedocs.io/en/stable/code/api/strawberryfields.apps.sample.sample.html#strawberryfields.apps.sample.sample)

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### Author: ![CatalinaAlbornoz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/discuss.pennylane.ai/catalinaalbornoz/32/1196_2.png) [@CatalinaAlbornoz](https://discuss.pennylane.ai/u/CatalinaAlbornoz)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://discuss.pennylane.ai/t/time-complexity-of-sampling-algorithm/2366/2 "2022-12-12T23:08:52Z")

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Hi @MUSHKAN_SUREKA ,

Thank you for your question. Unfortunately I don’t have an answer but you could calculate it using the [time](https://docs.python.org/3/library/time.html) library. You can find an example of how to use it [here](https://discuss.pennylane.ai/t/measuring-execution-time/196).

I hope this can help you find the answer to your question.