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Re: percent faster than format()?

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Ulrich Eckhardt <ulrich.eckhardt@dominolaser.com> writes:

> So again, why is one faster than the other? What am I missing?

The .format() syntax is actually a function, and that alone carries some
overload. Even optimizing the lookup may give a little advantage:

>>> from timeit import Timer
>>> setup = "a = 'spam'; b = 'ham'; c = 'eggs'"
>>> t1 = Timer("'%s, %s and %s for breakfast' % (a, b, c)", setup)
>>> t2 = Timer("'{}, {} and {} for breakfast'.format(a, b, c)", setup)
>>> print(min(t1.repeat()))
>>> print(min(t2.repeat()))
>>> setup = "a = 'spam'; b = 'ham'; c = 'eggs'; f = '{}, {} and {} for breakfast'.format"
>>> t3 = Timer("f(a, b, c)", setup)
>>> print(min(t3.repeat()))
0.3076407820044551
0.44008257299719844
0.418146252995939

But building the call frame still takes its bit of time.

ciao, lele.
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    percent faster than format()? (was: Re: optomizations) Ulrich Eckhardt <ulrich.eckhardt@dominolaser.com> - 2013-04-23 09:46 +0200
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        Re: percent faster than format()? Ulrich Eckhardt <ulrich.eckhardt@dominolaser.com> - 2013-04-23 16:57 +0200
          Re: percent faster than format()? Lele Gaifax <lele@metapensiero.it> - 2013-04-23 17:44 +0200
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