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[Python-Dev] "Micro-optimisations can speed up CPython"

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Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> What does "tp" stand for? Type something, I guess.

I think it's just short for "type". There's an old tradition
in C of giving member names a short prefix reminiscent of
the type they belong to. Not sure why, maybe someone thought
it helped readability.

-- 
Greg

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