[Python-Dev] are NULL checks in Objects/abstract.c really needed? (original) (raw)

M.-A. Lemburg mal@lemburg.com
Thu, 13 Mar 2003 17:30:09 +0100

Michal Vitecek wrote:

Michael Hudson wrote:

okay - i did as you said and the speed-up is only 2.1% so it's not probably worth it. here come the numbers: I didn't say "two point one", I said "nought point one"!: crap. i found the problem - on a completely unused computer the difference is indeed only ~0.7%. my apologies for false alarm :/

I'd rather suggest to take a look at making more use of the available Python macros in the interpreter.

Things like PyInt_AsLong() can often be written as PyInt_AS_LONG() because there's a type check only a few lines above the call.

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