[Python-Dev] talking about performance... [case closed]

[Fredrik Lundh]

mal wrote:
> > > Index: unicodeobject.c
> > 
> > MATCH is used in a couple of places; it's probably a better idea
> > to change the macro (in Include/unicodeobject.h).  MAL?
> 
> Right. I'll add Andrew's proposed patch to the macro def.

for the record, my little benchmark now runs about five
times faster than before -- which means that 16-bit find
is now ~30% faster than 8-bit find (barry? ;-)

cheers /F

footnote: for the exact figures, see:
http://hem.passagen.se/eff/2000_06_01_bot-archive.htm#361472