[Python-Dev] Python 3.3 vs. Python 2.7 benchmark results (again, but this time more solid numbers)

[Mark Shannon]

On 27/10/12 21:59, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:40:26 +0100
> Mark Shannon <mark at hotpy.org> wrote:
>> On 27/10/12 20:21, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
>>>
>>> It would be interesting to know *where* the module import time gets
>>> spent, on a lower level. My gut feeling is that execution of Python
>>> module code is the main contributor.
>>
>> I suspect that stating and loading the .pyc files is responsible for
>> most of the overhead.
>> PyRun starts up quite a lot faster thanks to embedding all the modules
>> in the executable: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/PyRun/
>
> Any numbers?

No numbers, but I did see this talk:
http://2012.pyconuk.net/Talks/PyRun
The abstract claims that PyRun "has a greatly improved startup time 
compared to regular Python"

Cheers,
Mark