Paul M. wrote: > Random access to item in list/set when item exists > set -> 0.000241650824337 > list -> 0.0245168031132 > > Random access to item in list/set when item does not exist > set -> 0.000187733357172 > list -> 0.522086186932
OK, that's a much better set of answers including to questions I did not even know I wanted to ask until I saw your post. But, how to explain the above?? Thanks, Alan Isaac -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list