> I don't think it matters. Here's a quick comparison between 2.5 and > 3.0 on a relatively small 17 meg file: > > C:\>c:\Python30\python -m timeit -n 1 > "open('C:\\work\\temp\\bppd_vsub.csv', 'rb').read()" > 1 loops, best of 3: 36.8 sec per loop > > C:\>c:\Python25\python -m timeit -n 1 > "open('C:\\work\\temp\\bppd_vsub.csv', 'rb').read()" > 1 loops, best of 3: 33 msec per loop > > That's 3 orders of magnitude slower on python3.0!
Isn't this because you have the file cached in memory on the second run? -- дамјан ( http://softver.org.mk/damjan/ ) "The moment you commit and quit holding back, all sorts of unforseen incidents, meetings and material assistance will rise up to help you. The simple act of commitment is a powerful magnet for help." -- Napoleon -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list