Abrahams, Max wrote: > I've looked into pickle, dump, load, save, readlines(), etc. > > Which is the best method? Fastest? My lists tend to be around a thousand to a > million items. > > Binary and text files are both okay, text would be preferred in general > unless there's a significant speed boost from something binary. > > thanks
benchmarks are the only reliable way to get this information for your particular tasks. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
