I don't know what motivated me to try this, but based on the
print ``1`+`2``
thing that came up in c.l.py I came up with the following "benchmarks":
for i in xrange(100000): pass
for i in xrange(100000): x = 1
for i in xrange(100000): x = ``1`+`2``
user mode times on my computer (sys mode was always 0.0) were
Python 1.6 Python 2.1 change
pass 0.12 0.20 1.67x
x = 1 0.17 0.30 1.76x
x = ``1`+`2`` 1.60 2.13 1.33x
Startup times (python -S -c 'pass') are 0.0 for both versions on my 'puter.
It appears loop execution overhead has gotten substantially worse between
1.6 and 2.1. I know new stuff that will affect looping is going into 2.2
(the generator stuff), but it would seem a good time to reserve a minor
version for mostly performance improvements. 2.3 perhaps?
Or do we wait for Armin's magic pixie dust to sprinkle down upon our heads
so we can crush those Perl swine once and for all? ;-)
at-least-on-linux-ly y'rs,
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