Most efficient way to write data out to a text file?

[Fredrik Lundh]

Bengt Richter wrote:

> >yes.  Python assigns integer indices to local names, and
> >stores the corresponding objects in an array.
>
> Is this done for built-in keywords also?

assuming you meant "built-in functions", no.

> ISTM a standard list of indices could be defined for a particular
> Python version, and code generated to take advantage.

the following PEPs discuss various ways to improve access
to globals (not just builtins):

    http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0266.html (skip)
    http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0267.html (jeremy)
    http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0280.html (guido)

from what I can tell, jeremy's proposal is pretty much a
generalized version of your idea.

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