[Python-Dev] Optimizing list.sort() by checking type in advance (original) (raw)

Steven D'Aprano steve at pearwood.info
Mon Oct 10 20:09:00 EDT 2016


On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 09:16:32PM +0000, Elliot Gorokhovsky wrote:

Anyway, benchmarking technique aside, the point is that it it works well for small lists (i.e. doesn't affect performance).

You've been shown that there is something suspicious about your benchmarking technique, something that suggests that the timing results aren't trustworthy. Until you convince us that your timing results are reliable and trustworthy, you shouldn't be drawing any conclusions about your fastsort versus the standard sort.

-- Steve



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