Raymond Hettinger wrote: > It might be better to give more generic advice that tends to be true > across implementations and versions: "Dense collections like lists > tuples iterate faster than sparse structures like dicts and sets. > Whenever repeated iteration starts to dominate application run-time, > consider converting to a dense representation for faster iteration and > better memory/cache utilization." A statement like this remains true > whether or not a down-sizing algorithm is present.
Thanks. While I certainly wasn't advocating an early optimization approach, I think that part of using a tool effectively is also knowing its dark corners. Sometimes you _do_ need them, so it's handy to have the little 'break the glass in case of an emergency' box :) >> Cheers, >> >> f > > Hmm, your initial may be infringing on another developer's trademarked > signature ;-) Well, tough. It happens to be my name, and I've been signing like this since long before I started using python. I'll think about changing when the lawsuits come knocking, if I can't get the EFF to defend me ;-) Thanks again for your feedback. Until a suitable wiki comes along, I've kept your message in my python-info folder as a potentially useful nugget. Regards, f _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
