martin v löwis qpnyslvloewisde really say dont make design decisions early based assumption dict lookup almost certainly lot faster searching list follow advice guido gave use data structure make code shortest easiest read regardless performance consequences initially premature optimization root evil regards martin _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom wed 06 aug 2008 080208 0100 pythondev complexity documentation request