On 27.09.12 12:33, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
Nevertheless, I think there is something here. The consequences are nowhere
near as dramatic as jmf claims, but it does seem that replace() has taken a
serious performance hit. Perhaps it is unavoidable, but perhaps not.
If anyone else can confirm similar results, I think this should be raised as
a performance regression.
Yes, I confirm, it's a performance regression. It should be avoidable.
Almost any PEP393 performance regression can be avoided. At least for
such corner case. Just no one has yet optimized this case.
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