need fast parser for comma/space delimited numbers

[Les Schaffer]

> ...
> start_time = time.time ()
> for i in 90000 * [None]:
> ...
> print time.time () - start_time    

(gustav)~/Engineering/dspring/stoplite/matlab/Jue-Data/: python testTime.py 
156.307130933

> Hmm, I must be missing something.  The following code takes about 8s
> on a Sparc 10 and about 5 on a Linux w/ pentium II 400MHz.

you think everyone runs on a 400 MHz machine  ;-)

P90 .... i'm due for an upgrade....