[Python-Dev] Complexity documentation request

[Fred Drake]

On Mar 9, 2008, at 10:22 AM, Aahz wrote:
> This has been discussed before and rejected for two reasons:
>
> * Other Python implementations (Jython, PyPy, IronPython) may not be
> able to provide the same type implementations
>
> * Algorithmic information does sometimes change between versions, and
> keeping the docs updated is not trivial

Also, given the significance of the constant factors and the fact that  
these are significantly dependent, especially for containers, on the  
objects passed in (either to be contained or tested), it's not clear  
that it often makes sense to worry about at too detailed a level.   
Common sense, knowledge of the interpreter, and experience are often  
more valuable the easily-outdated documentation.


   -Fred

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Fred Drake   <fdrake at acm.org>