[Python-Dev] Document performance requirements?

[Scott Dial]

Between the two of you, I think you have made the case that the language 
specification is better to not include such details. As you both note, 
it is difficult to capture the essence of what is desired from the 
performance of the implementation. To tag on other version, what about 
Big-O space concerns with things like list.sort. I'm sure there are 
other things to add as well.

It seems reasonable to me that everyone has the same interests in mind 
when they write a program. Make it good, make it fast, make it small, 
etc. These sort of details should work themselves out if they are 
actually important. All of these algorithms should be treated as 
implementation accidents.

Having the information about CPython's implementation in the docs would 
be good. And go most of the way towards having everyone on the same page.

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Scott Dial
scott at scottdial.com
scodial at indiana.edu