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Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 01:06:33 +1100
Subject: Re: Optimizing list processing
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On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 12:32 AM, MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:
>> table[:] = [i for x,i in table]  # Does slice assignment get optimized?
>>
> [snip]
>
> If you're trying that, you could also try:
>
> table[:] = (i for x,i in table)

Right, a tweak which could be applied also to the split version. Thanks MRAB.

ChrisA