On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 4:12 PM, Guido van Rossum <[email protected]> wrote:
> At the end of the day, I will not be surprised if aware datetime >> subtraction is 10x slower than naive and every Python textbook recommends >> to avoid doing arithmetic with aware datetime objects. >> >> > I doubt it. Most textbooks aren't that concerned with saving a few cycles. > (Do most Python textbooks even discuss the cost of object creation or > function calls?) Anyways, wouldn't PEP 500 be even slower? > and the folks that DO care about performance will probaly want to use numpy's datetime64 anyway :-) -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception [email protected]
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