Ed And *you* know *I* know what *you* mean <s>
Paul Ed Leafe wrote: > On Jul 23, 2007, at 8:56 PM, Paul Newton wrote: > > >>> Start coding in Python, where 'try' blocks are routine, since in >>> many cases it's faster to catch an exception than to test for a >>> condition. >>> >> Yes but it doesn't *feel* right to be "trying" something rather than >> testing in advance ... >> > > But slow apps feel right? ;-) > > I know what you mean, but I've seen the performance differences. One > of my current apps has some low-level drawing routines (similar to > the GDI stuff) that are called by the Paint event handler. Paint > events can happen thousands of times a second, so the differences > between: > > if hasattr(self, "drawObj"): > self.drawObj.redraw() > > - and - > > try: > self.drawObj.redraw() > except AttributeError: > pass > > ...is pretty hefty. > > > -- Ed Leafe > -- http://leafe.com > -- http://dabodev.com > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
