[Python-Dev] Byte code arguments from two to one byte: did anyone try this?

[Steven D'Aprano]

Jurjen N.E. Bos wrote:
> I was impressed by the optimizations already in there, but I still dare 
> to suggest an optimization that from my estimates might shave off a few 
> cycles, speeding up Python about 5%.
> The idea is simple: change the byte code argument values from two bytes 
> to one.


Interesting. Have you seem Cesare Di Mauro's WPython project, which 
takes the opposite strategy?

http://code.google.com/p/wpython2/



-- 
Steven