[Python-Dev] Python 3.3 vs. Python 2.7 benchmark results (again, but this time more solid numbers)

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:11:01 +0100
Mark Shannon <mark at hotpy.org> wrote:
> On 27/10/12 21:59, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> > On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:40:26 +0100
> > Mark Shannon <mark at hotpy.org> wrote:
> >> On 27/10/12 20:21, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> >>>
> >>> It would be interesting to know *where* the module import time gets
> >>> spent, on a lower level. My gut feeling is that execution of Python
> >>> module code is the main contributor.
> >>
> >> I suspect that stating and loading the .pyc files is responsible for
> >> most of the overhead.
> >> PyRun starts up quite a lot faster thanks to embedding all the modules
> >> in the executable: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/PyRun/
> >
> > Any numbers?
> 
> No numbers, but I did see this talk:
> http://2012.pyconuk.net/Talks/PyRun
> The abstract claims that PyRun "has a greatly improved startup time 
> compared to regular Python"

Sounds great ;-)

cheers

Antoine.