Python and STL efficiency

[Ray]

could.net at gmail.com wrote:
> That's to say,
> python is still much faster?

Not really, see my test, in my other post in the same thread. I'm using
VC++ Express 2005. If we're comparing with Python 2.5 I think it's just
fair that for C++ we're using the latest as well.

> I am a c++ newbie but I think c++ should be faster here.

Same here, although that said Python's implementation of those data
structure must already be as optimal as mortals can do it. 

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