[Tutor] Why does CPython cache small integers "asymmetrically"?

[Cameron Simpson]

On 27May2021 13:37, Cameron Simpson <cs at cskk.id.au> wrote:
>The constants themselves seem to be here:
>    https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/3e7ee02327db13e4337374597cdc4458ecb9e3ad/Include/internal/pycore_interp.h#L211

On reflection, these might just be the interned ints: some _precomputed_ 
cached ints :-) The larger range of cached int boB reports would be a 
wider range implemented programmatically at runtime.

Still no deeper insights though.

Cheers,
Cameron Simpson <cs at cskk.id.au>