text_combined: martin v löwis qpnyslvloewisde numbers arent ridiculously large tried range231 pass 32bit laptop took 7368 seconds 12 bit minutes aside contrast range2311 pass took 1311 seconds looks like theres potential optimization means optimization already implemented py iterrange2311 py iterrange231 iow iterate long ranges much slower per element iterating short range regards martin _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list smsbmo9552pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000python300040tangomucom fri 08 aug 2008 081512 0200 python3000 range issues