Performance of int/long in Python 3

[Ian Kelly]

On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 11:33 PM, rusi <rustompmody at gmail.com> wrote:
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> So I really wonder: Is python losing more by supporting SMP with
> performance hit on BMP?

I don't believe so.  Although performance is undeniably worse for some
benchmarks, it is also better for some others.  Nobody has yet
demonstrated an actual, real-world program that is affected negatively
by the Unicode change.  All of jmf's complaints amount to
cherry-picking data and leaping to conclusions.