[Python-Dev] Making None a keyword (original) (raw)

Gustavo Niemeyer niemeyer@conectiva.com
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 11:29:52 -0300

I assume LOADNONE will eliminate the need for LOADCONST 0 (None). Instead of this: [...] It's probably a wee bit faster and it makes the bytecode smaller, because you don't need None in coconsts and you don't need an argument to the bytecode.

Based on my cycle counter measurements before the conference, I suspect the performance impact is, well, negligible.

Now I missed the point here.. :-)

You told a new opcode was needed to make it faster, but at the same time you said the performance impact is negligible.

Could you please clarify?

-- Gustavo Niemeyer

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