Re: [Python-Dev] Re: Python 2.1 slower than 2.0

mal wrote:

UnicodeMappings: 1631.65 ms 90.65 us +42.76% UnicodePredicates: 1762.10 ms 7.83 us +15.99% UnicodeProperties: 1410.80 ms 7.05 us +19.57% UnicodeSlicing: 1366.20 ms 7.81 us +19.23%

Unicode mappings and other Unicode database related methods show the effect of the compression of the Unicode database -- a clear space/speed tradeoff.

umm. the tests don't seem to test the "\N{name}" escapes, so the only thing that has changed in 2.1 is the "decomposition" method (used in the UnicodeProperties test). are you sure you're comparing against 2.0 final? Cheers /F