Optimizations (was Re: reduce vs. for loop)

[oivvio at polite.se]

On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 10:05:19AM -0500, Aahz wrote:
> 
> def fact3(n):
>     mul = operator.mul
>     return reduce(mul, range(1L, n+1) )

faster than fact1 slower than fact2

> 
> "We should forget about small efficiencies, about 97% of the time.
> Premature optimization is the root of all evil."  --Knuth
I know. I was just  curious :) 



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