Dictionary, integer compression

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dineshv:
> Yes, "integer compression" as in Unary, Golomb, and there are a few
> other schemes.

OK. Currently Python doesn't uses Golomb and similar compression
schemes.
But in Python3 all integers are multi-precision ones (I don't know yet
what's bad with the design of Python2.6 integers), and a multi-
precision integer takes a space that is proportional to its number of
bits, so this is a compression scheme (even if not designed for small
integers as you ask for).

Bye,
bearophile