On Apr 27, 2013, at 10:57 AM, Nick Coghlan <ncogh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 6:43 AM, PJ Eby <p...@telecommunity.com> wrote: >> Actually, while I'm on that subject, I wonder what the parsing >> overhead is going to be for the JSON metadata? I guess as long as >> it's done in C, it'll probably be ok. I expect the main runtime >> performance issue for metadata will just be avoiding reading the >> metadata in the first place, by using filename-embedded info so a >> directory read can load the critical info for all available packages, >> not just the one of current interest. Beyond that, keeping the >> description in a separate file will keep any loads that do happen fast >> (how often is the long description currently needed by anything other >> than PyPI?) > > The current draft still has the long description in the main metadata > file, but you're right, replacing that with a filename relative to the > metadata file may be a better idea. I'll mark it as an open question. > >> and entry keeping entry points in separate files should >> minimize the number of loads when searching for entry points. (Since >> in general the entry points you're looking for are needles in a >> haystack, it pays to not have to inspect every stalk of hay, but >> instead proceed directly to the bits that are metal. ;-) ) > > Keeping extensions (which will include entry points) in a separate > file is another potentially useful idea. > > Cheers, > Nick. And here is where I wish JSON had a link type so that this data could either be inlined, or a link to the externalized data could be included. > > -- > Nick Coghlan | ncogh...@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia > _______________________________________________ > Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig ----------------- Donald Stufft PGP: 0x6E3CBCE93372DCFA // 7C6B 7C5D 5E2B 6356 A926 F04F 6E3C BCE9 3372 DCFA
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