Re: [Tutor] If statement optimization

2011-09-16 Thread bodsda
Thanks for the explanation - very clear. Cheers, Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Steven D'Aprano Sender: tutor-bounces+bodsda=googlemail@python.org Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:43:45 To: Tutor - python List Subject: Re: [Tutor] If stat

Re: [Tutor] If statement optimization

2011-09-16 Thread Steven D'Aprano
bod...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, In a normal if,elif,elif,...,else statement, are the conditions checked in a linear fashion? Yes. I am wondering if I should be making an effort to put the most likely true condition at the beginning of the block Probably not. The amount of time used in

[Tutor] If statement optimization

2011-09-16 Thread bodsda
Hi, In a normal if,elif,elif,...,else statement, are the conditions checked in a linear fashion? I am wondering if I should be making an effort to put the most likely true condition at the beginning of the block Thanks, Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device _