[Python-Dev] Optimizing list.sort() by checking type in advance

[Paul Moore]

On 11 October 2016 at 14:04, Elliot Gorokhovsky
<elliot.gorokhovsky at gmail.com> wrote:
> Right, that sounds good, but there's just one thing I don't understand
> that's keeping me from using it. Namely, I would define a benchmark list L
> in my setup, and then I would have code="F=FastList(L);F.fastsort()". The
> problem here is I'm measuring the constructor time along with the sort time,
> right, so wouldn't that mess up the benchmark? Or does timeit separate the
> times?

That would mess up your times. Put F=FastList(L) in your setup.

Paul