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> 
> >> They're too heavy, again. :)
> 
> >Please clarify "heavy".
> 
> To the extent that dictionaries contribute to Python function dispatch
> overhead, they're "too heavy". Is that better? :-)
> 


Do you mean "slow"? Who said anything about function dispatching here?


> >Performance often only becomes an issue when stupid programmers play with
> >too many features. 
> 
> I categorically disagree with this statement. As someone who's
> conducted large amounts of program profiling, I assert that the
> vast majority of bad program performance comes from very
> simple decisions which have gone awry due to a lack of the
> programmer's understanding of the probable cost of invoking
> generally simple pieces of code.
> 

Example?

Most of the slowness I see is due to:

1. Bad relational table design/org

2. Use of bound GUI controls

3. Loading the whole fricken list to the
client intead of some sort of filter/query
to narrow it down first.

4. General idiocy

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-T-