Use the Source Luke

[rusi]

On Feb 5, 12:11 am, "OKB (not okblacke)"
<brenNOSPAMb... at NObrenSPAMbarn.net> wrote:
>
>         Very interesting, thanks.  I think Python has its own warts
> comparable to some of those you mention, but not all.  What bothers me
> most is when "practicality beats purity" is invoked, with practicality
> defined as "doing it this way is faster in C".

Yes Knuth is worshipped but his advice is not heeded
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_optimization#When_to_optimize