ANN: blist 1.2.0

[Daniel Stutzbach]

The blist package contains several container types to supplement those
built-in to Python.  These types closely mirror the built-in types' methods,
so the learning curve is close to zero.  The package includes:

- blist: a list type with O(log n) insertions, deletes, and slices and other
performance enhancements
- btuple: a tuple type with O(log) slices
- sorteddict: a dict type that efficiently keeps keys in sorted order
- sortedlist: a list type that efficiently keeps the items sorted order
- sortedset: an indexable set type that efficiently keeps the items sorted
order
- weaksortedlist, weaksortedset: weak reference versions of sortedlist and
sortedset

What's new?
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- blist.sort() is now *substantially* faster than list.sort() when using int
or float keys (O(n) vs. O(n log n))
- The sortedset, sortedlist, and sorteddict types have been revamped for
better compatibility with the standard library's types.
- Comprehensive reference documentation is now available at
http://stutzbachenterprises.com/blist/
- Numerous other speed improvements

Links
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- blist vs. list performance comparison:
http://stutzbachenterprises.com/performance-blist
- Documentation: http://stutzbachenterprises.com/blist/
- Download: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/blist/
- Source repository: http://github.com/DanielStutzbach/blist
- Issue tracker: http://github.com/DanielStutzbach/blist/issues
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Daniel Stutzbach, Ph.D.
President, Stutzbach Enterprises, LLC <http://stutzbachenterprises.com>