On 2012-10-23, wxjmfa...@gmail.com <wxjmfa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Why bother with speeed?
Because the differences between O(N), O(log(N)) and O(N ** 2) operations are often relevant. A Python string replace function experiencing a slow-down from previous versions doesn't absolve me from making informed choices of algorithm and implentation. -- Neil Cerutti -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list