[issue42706] random.uniform 2x slower than inline implementation

[Raymond Hettinger]

Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettinger at gmail.com> added the comment:

> does the call/return really add that much overhead?

Yes, it does.

$ python3.9 -m timeit -s 'x=3.5' 'x**2'
5000000 loops, best of 5: 63.5 nsec per loop
$ python3.9 -m timeit -s 'x=3.5' -s 'f=lambda x: x**2' 'f(x)'
2000000 loops, best of 5: 136 nsec per loop

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resolution:  -> not a bug
stage:  -> resolved
status: open -> closed

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