In article <mailman.84.1346588596.27098.python-l...@python.org>, Mark Lawrence <breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On 02/09/2012 13:00, Serhiy Storchaka wrote: > > On 02.09.12 12:52, Peter Otten wrote: > >> Ian Kelly wrote: > >> > >>> Rewriting the example to use locale.strcoll instead: > >> > >>>>>> sorted(li, key=functools.cmp_to_key(locale.strcoll)) > >> > >> There is also locale.strxfrm() which you can use directly: > >> > >> sorted(li, key=locale.strxfrm) > > > > Hmm, and with locale.strxfrm Python 3.3 20% slower than 3.2. > > > > > > That's it then I'm giving up with Python. In future I'll be writing > everything in machine code to ensure that I get the fastest possible run > times. Feh. You software guys are always too willing to sacrifice performance for convenience. If you really want speed, grab yourself a handful of chips and a soldering iron. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
