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So stop using functions...got it.

• nomel 8y ago
  The Python Performance Tips [1] basically says this, along with many other helpful hints when trying to squeeze performance. They all boil down to: In a tight loop, don't do anything that triggers a lookup or function call. [1] https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonSpeed/PerformanceTips#Data_Aggregation https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonSpeed/PerformanceTips#Dat...
• gnufx 8y ago
  When Python first appeared, the things I remember striking dynamic languages people were strange scoping, no "proper" GC, but particularly being designed to prevent efficient implementation. It was an opportunity to get research computing off Tcl, though.