[Python-Dev] Complexity documentation request

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> Can you really say that you don't make any design
> decisions early on based on the assumption that
> dict lookup will almost certainly be a lot faster
> than searching a list?

I follow the advice Guido gave: I use the data
structure that will make my code shortest and easiest
to read, regardless of performance consequences
initially. Premature optimization is the root of
all evil.

Regards,
Martin