loop in python fredrik at pythonware.com Tue Aug 23 12:31:03
CEST 2005 Steve Holden wrote: > If you want a fast language, try
Holden. I've just invented it. > Unfortunately it gets the
answer to every problem wrong unless the > answer is 42, but boy
it runs quickly. The code for the whole > interpreter (it's
written in Python) follows: > print 42 > Why are you looking for
a "fast language" without any regard for the > kind of problems
you actually want (or need) to solve? isn't measuring speed by
timing for-loops a 70's thing? I remember doing that back when I
used Z80 BASIC machines (on a 3.58 MHz machine using floating
point variables, each iteration took almost exactly 1
millisecond). I also remember that the compiler for my first
custom language for that machine contained exactly one
optimization: empty loops were replaced with plain assign-
ments. everyone was mightly impressed. (for another view of
Python's performance, see John Walker's floating point from what
I can tell, Python's the fastest interpre