On 2017-10-02 16:59, Barry Warsaw wrote: > On Oct 2, 2017, at 10:48, Christian Heimes <christ...@python.org> wrote: >> >> That approach could work, but I think that it is the wrong approach. I'd >> rather keep Python optimized for long-running processes and introduce a >> new mode / option to optimize for short-running scripts. > > What would that look like, how would it be invoked, and how would that change > the behavior of the interpreter?
I haven't given it much thought yet. Here are just some wild ideas: - add '-l' command line option (l for lazy) - in lazy mode, delay some slow operations (re compile, enum, ...) - delay some imports in lazy mode, e.g. with a deferred import proxy Christian _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
