Python and STL efficiency

[Ray]

Mc Osten wrote:
> In your test, you are looping 10000 times, we looped 1000000.
> In Python tests with 10000 elements, it was about 10 ms.
>
> Moreover, we tried various Python and C++ configurations. Most of the
> tests are done with Python 2.4, not 2.5.
> And I used gcc4, that is to say the latest on my platform.

Mine's VC 2005 Express--let me put the optimization parameters later
and measure again when I get home.  

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