On 2023-03-15 17:09:52 +0000, Weatherby,Gerard wrote: > Sum is faster than iteration in the general case.
I'd say this is the special case, not the general case.
> def sum1():
> s = 0
> for i in range(1000000):
> s += i
> return s
>
> def sum2():
> return sum(range(1000000))
Here you already have the numbers you want to add.
The OP needed to compute those numbers first.
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