I also suspect (though have not verified) that any output to terminal is quite a bit slower than the raw operation -- that sort of difference that we should all

I also suspect (though have not verified) that any output to terminal is quite a bit slower than the raw operation -- that sort of difference that we should all know, as programmers. http://norvig.com/21-days.html#answers http://norvig.com/21-days.html#answers