On Dec 1, 11:41 am, Neal Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess I've become accustomed to decent compilers performing > reasonable transformations and so have tended to write code for > clarity.
Python isn't that language. It'll do what it can, but a very aggressive optimizing compiler wouldn't be possible with Python's dynamicism, at least not without a lot of effort (both man and computer). Python does not actually compile the function every invocation, but it does create a function object from the compiled code object, which does take a bit of time. If it is a concern, run it through a profiler to get an idea of how much it costs, so you can make an informed decision. Carl Banks -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
