In message <mailman.2446.1246491262.8015.python-l...@python.org>, João Valverde wrote:
> Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > >> In message <mailman.2140.1245996088.8015.python-l...@python.org>, João >> Valverde wrote: >> >>> Simple example usage case: Insert string into data structure in sorted >>> order if it doesn't exist, else retrieve it. >> >> the_set = set( ... ) >> >> if str in the_set : >> ... "retrieval" case ... >> else : >> the_set.add(str) >> #end if >> >> Want sorted order? >> >> sorted(tuple(the_set)) >> >> What could be simpler? > > Try putting that inside a loop with thousands of iterations and you'll > see what the problem is. You could apply the same argument to anything. E.g. why create a tree structure with a million elements? Try putting that inside a loop with thousands of iterations and you'll see what the problem is. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
