Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.001 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'responding': 0.04; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'python': 0.08; 'inclined': 0.09; 'indicates': 0.09; 'observation': 0.09; 'received:209.85.210.174': 0.13; 'received:mail-iy0-f174.google.com': 0.13; 'alex23': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'non- trivial': 0.16; 'really?': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'subject:engine': 0.16; 'subject:find': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; 'jan': 0.19; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; 'pm,': 0.26; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.28; '24,': 0.28; 'seem': 0.29; 'processes.': 0.30; 'subject:?': 0.30; 'programmers': 0.32; 'tue,': 0.32; 'list': 0.32; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.37; 'received:209.85': 0.38; 'think': 0.38; 'mailing': 0.38; 'received:209': 0.39; 'subject:: ': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.40; 'matter': 0.61; 'human': 0.64; 'abandon': 0.84; 'what.': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=5t5EPjca4ciW1+34g7tlTje9QlVxoQMNszizk9pXs2k=; b=MHtHBHZ6I6/qP3wVZorZj5FoscMSUmUOIoCh1IiTPrlwwsBfspSSAwHVaTE5z65Jp7 qqWGpdj8A813mKTnt5Q6pBQnAZwNXtubY4pNXlzJPzSoOvPAHDDwRBAGTlc9/pfRUcw1 3JKLQwnLbQJB4tBbmnFelQUXbKzBQxCtetctY= MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <734f44d0-b89d-43b3-bfb0-0b4e1f9d1df8@a8g2000pbi.googlegroups.com> References: <3c0bb3d0-6b80-44ec-848a-7296d526c047@t8g2000yqg.googlegroups.com> <862021.904.1327345009173.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@preh38> <734f44d0-b89d-43b3-bfb0-0b4e1f9d1df8@a8g2000pbi.googlegroups.com> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:14:18 +1100 Subject: Re: Looking under Python's hood: Will we find a high performance or clunky engine? From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 13 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1327392861 news.xs4all.nl 6943 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:44102 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:19325 On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 5:44 PM, alex23 wrote: > On Jan 24, 4:56=A0am, 88888 Dihedral > wrote: >> I know manny python programmers just abandon the list comprehension >> in non-trivial processes. > > Really? Observation of the python mailing list indicates the opposite: > people seem inclined to use them no matter what. You're responding to a bot, although I think a human must be post-processing and selecting for humour. ChrisA