efficiency question

[diffuser78 at gmail.com]

can you please explain how to read these output...I mean how to
understand them.
A quick glance tells you that the latter approach has less number of
instructions and thats why its better. Any more insight would help a
lot.

MTD wrote:
> For the sake of comparison:
>
> >>> def cod(x):
> ... 	tupple1 = ("abc", "def", "xyz")
> ... 	tupple2 = ("pqr", "tuv", "123")
> ... 	if x in tupple1:
> ... 		doStuff()
> ... 	elif x in tupple2:
> ... 		doOtherStuff()
> ...
> >>> dis.dis(cod)
>   2           0 LOAD_CONST               7 (('abc', 'def', 'xyz'))
>               3 STORE_FAST               2 (tupple1)
>
>   3           6 LOAD_CONST               8 (('pqr', 'tuv', '123'))
>               9 STORE_FAST               1 (tupple2)
>
>   4          12 LOAD_FAST                0 (x)
>              15 LOAD_FAST                2 (tupple1)
>              18 COMPARE_OP               6 (in)
>              21 JUMP_IF_FALSE           11 (to 35)
>              24 POP_TOP
>
>   5          25 LOAD_GLOBAL              3 (doStuff)
>              28 CALL_FUNCTION            0
>              31 POP_TOP
>              32 JUMP_FORWARD            25 (to 60)
>         >>   35 POP_TOP
>
>   6          36 LOAD_FAST                0 (x)
>              39 LOAD_FAST                1 (tupple2)
>              42 COMPARE_OP               6 (in)
>              45 JUMP_IF_FALSE           11 (to 59)
>              48 POP_TOP
>
>   7          49 LOAD_GLOBAL              4 (doOtherStuff)
>              52 CALL_FUNCTION            0
>              55 POP_TOP
>              56 JUMP_FORWARD             1 (to 60)
>         >>   59 POP_TOP
>         >>   60 LOAD_CONST               0 (None)
>              63 RETURN_VALUE