Antoine Pitrou added the comment: Ran some benchmark numbers:
$ ./python -m timeit -s "from pprint import saferepr; s='é\"x' * 1000" "saferepr(s)" -> before patch: 555 usec per loop -> after patch: 10.9 usec per loop $ ./python -m timeit -s "from pprint import saferepr; s='xxx' * 1000" "saferepr(s)" -> before patch: 290 usec per loop -> after patch: 8.68 usec per loop ---------- nosy: +pitrou, serhiy.storchaka stage: -> patch review versions: +Python 3.4 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue18682> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com