[issue14394] missing links on performance claims of cdecimal
New submission from Tshepang Lekhonkhobe <tshepang@gmail.com>: Looking at "What's New" section for cdecimal [1], I see this claim: "Performance gains range from 12x for database applications to 80x for numerically intensive applications..." But there's no link on the benchmark code. [1] http://hg.python.org/cpython/file/9ceac471bd8c/Doc/whatsnew/3.3.rst#l599 ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 156640 nosy: docs@python, tshepang priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: missing links on performance claims of cdecimal versions: Python 3.3 _______________________________________ Python tracker <report@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue14394> _______________________________________
Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> added the comment: It would be nice to have access to the benchmarks, yes, but I hope our users have enough trust in Python to believe this "claim" as it is. ---------- nosy: +georg.brandl priority: normal -> low type: -> enhancement _______________________________________ Python tracker <report@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue14394> _______________________________________
Tshepang Lekhonkhobe <tshepang@gmail.com> added the comment:
Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> added the comment:
It would be nice to have access to the benchmarks, yes, but I hope our users have enough trust in Python to believe this "claim" as it is.
Well, there's also curiosity. For example to find out what is "pi" and "telco", and having to go through that massive issue 7652 to find out is a bit much. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <report@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue14394> _______________________________________
Stefan Krah <stefan-usenet@bytereef.org> added the comment:
But there's no link on the benchmark code.
I don't know if external links are appropriate in whatsnew, but this is it: http://www.bytereef.org/mpdecimal/quickstart.html ---------- nosy: +skrah _______________________________________ Python tracker <report@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue14394> _______________________________________
Senthil Kumaran <senthil@uthcode.com> added the comment: Instead of what's new, I think, linking the benchmarks in the docs could be helpful so that library users can find it they want to. I think, we have similar performance benchmark links at other places too. ---------- nosy: +orsenthil _______________________________________ Python tracker <report@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue14394> _______________________________________
Roundup Robot <devnull@psf.upfronthosting.co.za> added the comment: New changeset 6ba569924986 by Stefan Krah in branch 'default': Issue #14394: Use elaborate phrases that boil down to "one to two orders http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/6ba569924986 ---------- nosy: +python-dev _______________________________________ Python tracker <report@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue14394> _______________________________________
Stefan Krah <stefan-usenet@bytereef.org> added the comment: Leaving this open since a "New in version 3.3" speed improvement note in the docs would be useful. ---------- title: missing links on performance claims of cdecimal -> Add speed improvement note to the decimal docs. _______________________________________ Python tracker <report@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue14394> _______________________________________
Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettinger@gmail.com> added the comment: The correct place for the note is in the "optimizations" section of whatsnew. ---------- nosy: +rhettinger _______________________________________ Python tracker <report@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue14394> _______________________________________
Stefan Krah added the comment: Closing as out-of-date. ---------- resolution: -> out of date stage: -> committed/rejected status: open -> closed _______________________________________ Python tracker <report@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue14394> _______________________________________
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Tshepang Lekhonkhobe