On Thu, 30 Apr 2015 08:16 pm, Marko Rauhamaa wrote: > Still, Python has features that defy effective optimization. Most > notably, Python's dot notation translates into a hash table lookup -- or > worse.
Effective optimization may be difficult, but it isn't impossible. PyPy has a very effective Just In Time optimizer. http://speed.pypy.org/ PyPy currently ranges from approximately 1.25 times to 50 times faster than CPython, with an average of over 7 times faster. And now PyPy also has a version that runs without the GIL: http://morepypy.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/pypy-stm-251-released.html -- Steven -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list