Suresh Jeevanandam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > Is there any gain in performance because of augmented assignments. > > x += 1 vs x = x+1 > > Or are both of them the same.
Just *MEASURE*, man! helen:~/apy alex$ python -mtimeit -s'x=0.0' 'x=x+1' 1000000 loops, best of 3: 0.507 usec per loop helen:~/apy alex$ python -mtimeit -s'x=0.0' 'x+=1' 1000000 loops, best of 3: 0.504 usec per loop Basically a dead draw, so use what's clearest to you. And learn to use -mtimeit to satisfy most such curiosities much more effectively. Alex -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
