[Python-Dev] Mailbox module - timings and functionality changes

[Tim Golden]

On 29/06/2010 15:26, Steve Holden wrote:
> Nick Coghlan wrote:
>> Command line: ./python -m test.regrtest -v test_mailbox
>>
>> trunk: Ran 274 tests in 25.239s
>> py3k: Ran 268 tests in 26.263s
>>
>> So I don't see any substantial difference on a Kubuntu 10.04 box (both
>> builds are recent'ish, but not completely up to date).
>>
>> However, the underlying IO access is significantly different between
>> POSIX and Windows, so there could still be something pathological
>> happening at the filesystem manipulation layer. My comparisons are
>> also 2.7 vs 3.2 rather than 2.6 vs 3.1.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Nick.
>>
> Thanks for all the timings! If a Windows user could do the same thing
> that would help ...

WinXP SP3

2.6 Ran 272 tests in 13.172s
3.1 Ran 267 tests in 15.735s
py3k A *lot* of ERROR and FAIL tests

WinXP SP3

TJG