Message 259710 - Python tracker (original) (raw)
(Oops, I attached the wrong patch, fixed in patch v2.)
Quick & dirty micro-benchmark:
Original:
$ ./python -m timeit -s 'lst=list("hello")' 'lst[2]' 10000000 loops, best of 3: 0.0261 usec per loop
Patched:
$ ./python -m timeit -s 'lst=list("hello")' 'lst[2]' 10000000 loops, best of 3: 0.0186 usec per loop