[Python-Dev] Optimize Python long integers (original) (raw)

Victor Stinner victor.stinner at haypocalc.com
Wed Nov 12 00:56:41 CET 2008

Le Wednesday 12 November 2008 00:14:40, vous avez écrit :

> There are some very interesting propositions (with patches!) to optimize > Python int and long types (especially the long integers).

Just trying to clarify the focus: would you like to see any of these applied to 2.6?

All optimisations patches are long and may introduce new regressions. It's better to wait for 2.7/3.1.

But it would be nice to get numbits() method (or property?) in Python 3.0(.1) and/or Python 2.6.1.

-- Victor Stinner aka haypo http://www.haypocalc.com/blog/

More information about the Python-Dev mailing list