On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:36:00 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> The article explains that, amongst other things, tuples are faster >> than lists, so if you are working with constant values (inmutables) >> they are more indicated than lists. > > Thanks. I thought Python's design wasn't so concerned with > optimizations. > Adding a new type "just" for optimization reasons seems perhaps > unnecessary. I could be wrong.
It's times like this I want to cry... >>> adict = {(1,2): "parrot"} Try replacing that tuple with a list. "Just optimization" my eye! -- Steven. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list