[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My shot would be to test it like this on your platform like this: > > #!/usr/bin/env python > import datetime, time > t1 = datetime.datetime.now() > for i in [str(x) for x in range(100)]: > if int(i) == i: > i + 1 > t2 = datetime.datetime.now() > print t2 - t1 > for i in [str(x) for x in range(100)]: > try: > int(i) +1 > except: > pass > t3 = datetime.datetime.now() > print t3 - t2 > > for me (on python 2.4.1 on Linux on a AMD Sempron 2200+) it gives: > 0:00:00.000637 > 0:00:00.000823
PowerBook:~/Desktop wezzy$ python test.py 0:00:00.001206 0:00:00.002092 Python 2.4.1 Pb15 with Tiger -- Ciao Fabio -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list