On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 14:58:31 +0100, Sturla Molden wrote: > On 24/02/15 22:34, Roy Smith wrote: >> http://envisage-project.eu/proving-android-java-and-python-sorting- algorithm-is-broken-and-how-to-fix-it/ >> >> > This is awful. It is broken for arrays longer than 2**49 elements. With > 8 bytes per PyObject* pointer this is >4096 terabytes of RAM. I don't > see how we can fix this in time. > > Oh yes, and they mention that TimSort is used on billions of devices due > to Android mobile phones. This is clearly very relevant for mobile > phones. Next thing you know your litte Samsung Galaxy with more than > 4096 terabytes breaks down from a stack overflow in TimSort. > > > Sturla
the oh well it wont affect current devices attitude is a very poor attitude to big fixes. if a bug is reported it should be resolved a quickly as practical sot hat it never does become a real world issue much better to bolt the door BEFORE the horse bolts (even if the horse has not actually been borne yet) -- 1: No code table for op: ++post -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list