[Python-Dev] Optimization targets - refcount (original) (raw)

Aahz aahz at pythoncraft.com
Sat Apr 17 10:01:13 EDT 2004

On Fri, Apr 16, 2004, Mike Pall wrote:

To summarize: I think we can optimize the GC a little more (have not done an in-depth analysis yet), but we really should focus on making Python less malloc-happy. Suggestions welcome!

Could you expand on this? What do you mean by "less malloc-happy"? What you were talking about earlier was None, which doesn't go through malloc hoops.

I think you might find it useful to at least read old threads about refcounting vs. GC. (I managed to dig up the old thread about getting rid of refcounting for None; don't have time for more.)

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