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I have a method for turning integers into strings that is much faster than Python's built in method when used with very large integers. I wonder if there's a p

by mark-r 6y ago

I have a method for turning integers into strings that is much faster than Python's built in method when used with very large integers. I wonder if there's a place for it in this project?

bastawhiz 6y ago
If your method is performant, then you should be able to simply file a pull request to improve what's there. I don't see a reason you'd need to tie that contribution to any existing effort.
- mark-r 6y ago
  Having never contributed to an open source project, particularly one as popular and complex as Python, I'm not sure of the amount of justification necessary. Would I need to write a PEP?
  - bastawhiz 6y ago
    I contributed a small fix for a bug in CPython in 2012 or 2013 and it was fairly trivial.
  - pansa2 6y ago
    > Would I need to write a PEP? Only if you want to change the language itself, AFAIK. Optimisations that don’t change behaviour shouldn’t require a PEP.