abhi9u@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoPython Performance: Why 'if not list' is 2x Faster Than Using len()blog.codingconfessions.comexternal-linkmessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1180arrow-down123
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minus-squaredreugeworst@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoexcept for c++ it was just to avoid a single function call, not extra indirection. also on modern compilers size() will get inlined and ultimate instructions generated by the compiler will likely be the same
except for c++ it was just to avoid a single function call, not extra indirection. also on modern compilers size() will get inlined and ultimate instructions generated by the compiler will likely be the same