[Python-Dev] On the possibility of "optimizing" range() calls in for-loops

[Chad Netzer]

On Sat, 2003-06-14 at 02:56, Martin v. Löwis wrote:

> It is not. Shadowing may occur well after the module import, by
> inserting a name in the globals. If it were feasible, it would have
> been done long ago.

Somehow, when I dreamed all this up, I convinced myself that the
byte-compiler could know whether the range() in globals was the builtin,
and only do the optimization if it was.

Now, I can't even recall why I thought that. :)

Oh well.  Thanks.

Chad