@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 3 months agoPython Performance: Why 'if not list' is 2x Faster Than Using len()blog.codingconfessions.comexternal-linkmessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down112cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•3 months agoThis is honestly the worst version regarding readability. Don’t rely on implicit coercion, people.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoBut the first example does the same thing for an empty list. I guess the lesson is that if you’re measuring the speed of arbitrary stylistic syntax choices, maybe Python isn’t the best language for you.
This is honestly the worst version regarding readability. Don’t rely on implicit coercion, people.
But the first example does the same thing for an empty list. I guess the lesson is that if you’re measuring the speed of arbitrary stylistic syntax choices, maybe Python isn’t the best language for you.