Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:46:33 -0800, gil_johnson wrote:
I don't have the code with me, but for huge arrays, I have used
something like:
arr[0] = initializer
for i in range N:
arr.extend(arr)
This doubles the array every time through the loop, and you can add the
powers of 2 to get the desired result. Gil
Why is it better to grow the list piecemeal instead of just allocating a
list the size you want in one go?
It isn't.
arr = [x]*size_wanted
Is what I would do.
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