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[Jeremy Hylton]

>>>>> "GMcM" == Gordon McMillan <gmcm at hypernet.com> writes:

  >> Actually, range(1000000) is faster on my machine.  Something like
  >> 3% faster, but still faster.  Of course, if the program can
  >> amortize the cost of creation/deletion across multiple
  >> iterations, it will be substantially faster.

  GMcM> Does that mean you need a faster machine <wink>?

I need you to talk to the guys in charge of buying new machines here.
(I'm worried that if report the problem the conclusion will be that we 
need less RAM.)

Jeremy