[Python-Dev] trace.py and the obscurity of Tools/scripts/ (was: Unittest list)

[Kevin Jacobs]

On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Skip Montanaro wrote:
>     SM> It's speed cries out for a rewrite of some sort.  I haven't thought
>     SM> about it, but I wonder if it could be layered on top of hotshot.
> 
>     Jeremy> Can any of the handler methods be re-coded in C?  The hotshot
>     Jeremy> changes allow you to install a C function as a trace hook, but
>     Jeremy> doesn't the trace function in trace.py do a fair amount of work?
> 
> Dunno.  As you might guess I haven't looked at the trace code in quite
> awhile... :-)

One way to make the function tracking code faster is to use the profiler
hooks instead of the tracer hooks.  I've already made this and many othe
rcleanups nad bug fixes on my local version.  I'm also looking at
translating bits into C, though I've been side-tracked by an import related
problem that trashes module paths.

-Kevin

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