optimization

[Carl Banks]

On Dec 1, 11:41 am, Neal Becker <ndbeck... at gmail.com> wrote:
> I guess I've become accustomed to decent compilers performing
> reasonable transformations and so have tended to write code for
> clarity.

Python isn't that language.  It'll do what it can, but a very
aggressive optimizing compiler wouldn't be possible with Python's
dynamicism, at least not without a lot of effort (both man and
computer).

Python does not actually compile the function every invocation, but it
does create a function object from the compiled code object, which
does take a bit of time.  If it is a concern, run it through a
profiler to get an idea of how much it costs, so you can make an
informed decision.


Carl Banks