An idiom for code generation with exec

[eliben]

> [1] except using compile to build a code object with the function's
> body, then instanciate a function object using this code, but I'm not
> sure whether it will buy you much more performance-wise. I'd personnaly
> prefer this because I find it more explicit and readable, but YMMV.
>

How is compiling more readable than exec - doesn't it require an extra
step ? You generate code dynamically anyway.

Eli