int() 24 times slower then long() in Python 2.3

[Istvan Albert]

Willem wrote:


> So it may happen that old code performing well under Python 2.2 suddenly
> slows down a considerable amount under Python 2.3 without any percievable
> change in the output ...

IMO the speed at which a bunch of invalid conversions are
executed means nothing at all. Could you come up with an example
that show the same symptoms in a meaningful context?

i.