[Python-Dev] Fixing #7175: a standard location for Python config files

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:14:44 -0400
Glyph Lefkowitz <glyph at twistedmatrix.com> wrote:
> 
> On Aug 12, 2010, at 6:30 AM, Tim Golden wrote:
> 
> > I don't care how many stats we're doing
> 
> You might not, but I certainly do.  And I can guarantee you that the
> authors of command-line tools that have to start up in under ten
> seconds, for example 'bzr', care too.

The idea that import time is dominated by stat() calls sounds rather
undemonstrated (and unlikely) to me.

Regards

Antoine.