[issue38278] Need a more efficient way to perform dict.get(key, default)

[STINNER Victor]

STINNER Victor <vstinner at python.org> added the comment:

dict.get() is a method call wheras "key in dict" and "dict[key]" are operators. Method calls are still slower than operators, even after past optimizations. For example, when dict.get was converted to METH_FASTCALL, it was around 20 ns faster:
https://vstinner.github.io/fastcall-microbenchmarks.html

See also closed bpo-17170 "string method lookup is too slow".

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nosy: +serhiy.storchaka, vstinner

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