[Python-Dev] Sorting

[Aahz]

On Sat, Jul 20, 2002, Tim Peters wrote:
>
> If it weren't for the ~sort column, I'd seriously suggest replacing the
> samplesort with this.  2*N extra bytes isn't as bad as it might sound, given
> that, in the absence of massive object duplication, each list element
> consumes at least 12 bytes (type pointer, refcount and value) + 4 bytes for
> the list pointer.  Add 'em all up and that's a 13% worst-case temp memory
> overhead.

Any reason the list object can't grow a .stablesort() method?
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