[Python-Dev] Dictionary tuning

Jack Diederich jack@performancedrivers.com
Mon, 28 Apr 2003 18:19:20 -0400


> > I've experimented with about a dozen ways to improve dictionary 
> > performance and found one that benefits some programs by up to 
> > 5% without hurting the performance of other programs by more
> > than a single percentage point.

You wouldn't have some created some handy tables of 'typical' dictionary
usage, would you?  They would be interesting in general, but very nice
for the PEPs doing dict optimizations for symbol tables in particular.

-jack