Cheryl Sabella <chek...@gmail.com> added the comment: For msg312474 regarding replace vs re.
Running the 20,000 copy version of the translated text (only translating once gives the following timings: copies: 20000 translate time: 5.591020822525024 copies: 20000 translate time: 5.5614333152771 copies: 20000 translate time: 5.561311483383179 copies: 20000 translate time: 5.558183670043945 copies: 20000 translate time: 5.580726385116577 copies: 20000 translate time: 5.588990688323975 copies: 20000 translate time: 5.570690155029297 copies: 20000 translate time: 5.601408004760742 copies: 20000 translate time: 5.76714825630188 copies: 20000 translate time: 5.697475910186768 And the re version gives: copies: 20000 translate time: 5.935032844543457 copies: 20000 translate time: 5.939348220825195 copies: 20000 translate time: 5.933218240737915 copies: 20000 translate time: 6.070481538772583 copies: 20000 translate time: 6.319685935974121 copies: 20000 translate time: 6.4209065437316895 copies: 20000 translate time: 6.476579666137695 copies: 20000 translate time: 6.520790100097656 copies: 20000 translate time: 6.541554927825928 copies: 20000 translate time: 6.620612859725952 So, it's a little slower on a big string. It also gives slightly different results because of the last replace: code.replace('\nx', '\n') isn't in the re. On a more practical size document, they are about the same: replace: copies: 20 translate time: 0.0058782100677490234 copies: 20 translate time: 0.006024599075317383 copies: 20 translate time: 0.0056345462799072266 copies: 20 translate time: 0.005848884582519531 copies: 20 translate time: 0.005696296691894531 copies: 20 translate time: 0.00574946403503418 copies: 20 translate time: 0.005642890930175781 copies: 20 translate time: 0.005755901336669922 copies: 20 translate time: 0.0058023929595947266 copies: 20 translate time: 0.005713939666748047 re: copies: 20 translate time: 0.005833148956298828 copies: 20 translate time: 0.005682229995727539 copies: 20 translate time: 0.00565028190612793 copies: 20 translate time: 0.005823850631713867 copies: 20 translate time: 0.0057680606842041016 copies: 20 translate time: 0.0058100223541259766 copies: 20 translate time: 0.005717277526855469 copies: 20 translate time: 0.005885601043701172 copies: 20 translate time: 0.005852460861206055 copies: 20 translate time: 0.005867958068847656 It appears the time for the replace is linear and the re is just a little more than linear. Maybe it's just my computer. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue32880> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com