Bernard Lebel wrote: > The authors even go as far as saysing, on page 228 (first paragraph) > that map() used that way has a performance benefit and is faster than > a for loop.
That may well be correct, at least in the case where the function passed to map is a builtin. Mapping a builtin to over a list is extremely fast. So write the code with a for loop so it is clear. When you identify a performance bottleneck you can try rewriting your loop using map or list comprehension, which is also fast. Until then it is premature optimization. For typical loops over a small number of items I can't imagine you would notice the difference. Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
