file seek is slow

[Stefan Behnel]

CHEN Guang, 12.03.2010 08:51:
> Metalone wrote:
>> I just tried the seek test with Cython.
>> Cython fseek() : 1.059 seconds.  30% slower than 'C'
>> Python f.seek  : 1.458 secondds. 80% slower than 'C'.
>>
>> It is amazing to me that Cython generates a 'C' file that is 1478
>> lines.
>
> PythoidC ( http://pythoidc.googlecode.com ) generates the shortest 'C' file.
> PythoidC is the C language like the Python, by the Python and for the Python.

Except that it's not a language but rather a syntax converter, i.e. it 
doesn't really add any features to the C language but rather restricts 
Python syntax to C language features (plus a bit of header file 
introspection, it seems, but C's preprocessor has a bit of that, too).

Stefan