loop in python

[bruno modulix]

km wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Why is it that the implementation of empty loop so slow in python when compared to perl ? 
> 
> #i did this in python (v 1.5)

Python 1.5.2 was released in april 1999. Current Python version is 2.4.1.

Please consider upgrading - unless of course you just want to troll...

> for x in xrange(1000):
>     print x

This is not an empty loop. An empty loop is
for x in xrange(1000):
    pass

> Is python runtime slow at all aspects when compared to perl ? 

Is your question serious or are you just trolling ?

> I really wonder what makes python slower than perl ? 

I really wonder what makes my old P133/32mo running w98 slower that my
more recent XP1200/256mo running gentoo/linux.

> Is there any proposal to make python faster in future versions ? 

The future is already here....


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