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

[Tim Golden]

On 29/06/2010 15:51, Tim Golden wrote:
> 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

py3k HEAD on Win7 Ran 268 tests in 34.055s

TJG