On Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 09:39:11PM +0100, Peter Otten wrote: > John Lenton wrote: > > For example, the fastest way > > to get the factorial of a (small enough) number in pure python is > > > > factorial = lambda n: reduce(operator.mul, range(1, n+1)) > > I see that you are seduced by the beauty of the expression. Otherwise, if > you would really care for speed: > > [...]
that's cheating: you moved the calculation into the setup. You aren't timing what you say you are. -- John Lenton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- Random fortune: I'd rather push my Harley than ride a rice burner.
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