On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:12:50 -0700, mark.mcdow...@gmail.com wrote:
> I have a script that automates running a program X times by preparing
> the required files and passing the external program right variables.
>
> What I am unsure about though is the overhead of:
>
> program = "externalSc
On 09/16/2009 11:12 AM, mark.mcdow...@gmail.com wondered about:
> overhead of [fork/exec]:
An alternative might be os.spawn?(), etal. It might run a tiny bit faster
because it combines the two operations, but I think you're pretty close to the
metal.
Jim
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