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| Date | 2014-02-07 00:42 +0000 |
|---|---|
| From | MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> |
| Subject | Re: Question about `list.insert` |
| References | <4041bba7-91bc-4803-9150-2fcf14ecb5a9@googlegroups.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.6466.1391733726.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On 2014-02-06 23:59, cool-RR wrote: > Hi, > > I'm curious. If I append an item to a list from the left using > `list.insert`, will Python always move the entire list one item to > the right (which can be super-slow) or will it check first to see > whether it can just allocate more memory to the left of the list and > put the item there, saving a lot of resources? > If it needs more space it resizes. It then moves the items.
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Question about `list.insert` cool-RR <ram.rachum@gmail.com> - 2014-02-06 15:59 -0800
Re: Question about `list.insert` Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-02-06 19:40 -0500
Re: Question about `list.insert` MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-02-07 00:42 +0000
Re: Question about `list.insert` Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-02-06 21:48 -0500
Re:Question about `list.insert` Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2014-02-06 21:54 -0500
Re: Question about `list.insert` Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-02-06 22:00 -0500
Re: Question about `list.insert` Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-02-06 19:08 -0800
Re: Question about `list.insert` Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-02-06 21:11 -0600
Re: Question about `list.insert` Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-02-06 22:12 -0500
Re: Question about `list.insert` Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-02-07 17:18 +1300
Re: Question about `list.insert` Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-07 14:14 +1100
Re: Question about `list.insert` Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-07 14:20 +1100
Re: Question about `list.insert` Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-02-06 19:29 -0800
Re: Question about `list.insert` Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-07 14:45 +1100
Re: Question about `list.insert` Asaf Las <roegltd@gmail.com> - 2014-02-06 19:28 -0800
Re: Question about `list.insert` Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2014-02-06 20:52 -0800
Re: Question about `list.insert` Asaf Las <roegltd@gmail.com> - 2014-02-06 21:18 -0800
Re: Question about `list.insert` Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-02-07 09:25 +0100
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