[Python-Dev] More optimisation ideas

[Brett Cannon]

On Sat, Jan 30, 2016, 12:30 Sven R. Kunze <srkunze at mail.de> wrote:

> On 30.01.2016 19:20, Serhiy Storchaka wrote:
> > AFAIK the most time is spent in system calls like stat or open.
> > Archiving the stdlib into the ZIP file and using zipimport can
> > decrease Python startup time (perhaps there is an open issue about this).
>
> Oh, please don't. One thing I love about Python is the ease of access.
>

It wouldn't be a requirement, just a nootion


> I personally think that startup time is not really a big issue; even
> when it comes to microbenchmarks.
>

You might not, but just about every command-line app does.

-brett


> Best,
> Sven
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