> Both of these caused a serious slowdown. -- Matthias Too bad.
One possibility: Python hash tables are fast(er). There is a nice chapter on their implementation in Beautiful Code, but I couldn't find a pdf to link to. http://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Code-Leading-Programmers-Practice/dp/0596510047 /Jens Axel ____________________ Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users

