Tim Chase <python.l...@tim.thechases.com> wrote: > On 2016-05-15 14:36, Grant Edwards wrote: > > On 2016-05-15, Tim Chase <python.l...@tim.thechases.com> wrote: > > > unless sorted() returns a lazy sorter, > > > > What's a lazy sorter? > > A hypothetical algorithm that can spool out a sorted sequence without > holding the entire sequence in memory at the same time. > > Though I typed that initial reply a little quickly, as I hadn't known > at the time that scandir()'s results also provide stat() results with > reduced overhead (whereas listdir() just returns the filenames, so > you have to stat() each one). Thanks, Peter, for highlighting this > feature. > > So in light of my newfound knowledge, I humbly retract my snark and > agree that it's better to exploit scandir()'s inclusion of stat() > details without additional calls. > Thanks everyone for the ideas etc.
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