[Python-ideas] matrix operations on dict :)

[Terry Reedy]

On 2/8/2012 7:51 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

> Not necessarily. There is nothing in the API for Python lists that
> *requires* that elements are stored in one continuous array. That's a
> side-effect of the implementation.

I believe NumPy uses multiple blocks, as does deque.

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Terry Jan Reedy