[Python-ideas] Re: Make `del x` an expression evaluating to `x`

Well, so all this discussion is only for freeing _one_ memory location earlier? Seriously... as the other users already said, if someone really need it, he can use normal loops instead of comprehensions and split complex expression so temporary objects are immediately free. Furthermore, 2x speedup observations are done by benchmarks. In the real world, how can you be sure that L2 cache is not already filled up? :-)