On Sep 13, 9:27 pm, Hrvoje Niksic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Note that, despite appearances, it's not as built-in as one might > wish. sum(seq) is still completely generic and works on all > number-like objects (in fact on all objects that define an __add__ > operation except strings, which are explicitly forbidden). This means > that it can't just go ahead and execute a C addition, it must properly > call PyNumber_Add (the C API call equivalent to Python's "+" > operator), which will then inspect the objects and invoke the > appropriate implementation of addition.
The time machine strikes again! Try using Py2.6. The built-in sum() function is much smarter and faster. It does in fact use C addition. Raymond -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
