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Re: Python Interview Questions

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On 19/11/2012 02:09, Roy Smith wrote:
>
> The theorist understands that a chisel and a screwdriver were intended
> for different purposes, but the pragmatist gets the paint can open.
>

To throw a chiseldriver into the works, IIRC a tuple is way faster to 
create but accessing a list is much faster.  The obvious snag is that 
may have been Python 2.7 whereas 3.3 is completely different.  Sorry but 
I'm currently wearing my XXXL size Lazy Bone Idle Hat so have no figures 
to back my probably incorrect memory up, anyone know anything about this?

-- 
Cheers.

Mark Lawrence.

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                Re: Python Interview Questions Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-11-19 15:41 -0500
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