Python is faster than C

[Jeff Epler]

from pprint import *
def install_hook():
    def displayhook(v):
        import __main__
        if v is not None:
            if isiterator(v):
                print "<%s object at 0x%8x:" % (
                    type(v).__name__, id(v)),
                v, copy = itertools.tee(v)
                for elem in itertools.islice(copy, 3):
                    print saferepr(elem),
                try:
                    copy.next()
                except StopIteration:
                    pass
                else:
                    print '...',
                sys.stdout.softspace=0
                print ">" 
            else:
                pprint(v)
        __main__._ = v

    sys.displayhook = displayhook

Jeff