[Python-Dev] speeding up list append calls (original) (raw)

Fredrik Lundh fredrik at pythonware.com
Wed Sep 14 20:59:05 CEST 2005


Phillip J. Eby wrote:

I think this is called a "polymorphic inline cache", although it doesn't seem very polymorphic if you're only caching one type. :)

if it's not polymorphic, it's an ordinary inline cache (aka "call-site cache").

(see various Self papers for more on polymorphic caches)



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