[Python-Dev] towards a faster Python (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Tue, 10 Jun 2003 11:03:15 -0400

While not trying to convince you, I do have to say that we use this trick to provide implementations of builtins to code running under older Python versions.

Whatever works for a given Python version works. Going forward, builtins may become more static than they currently are (but only if the performance benefits turn out to be really worth it).

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)