just out of curiosity i've downloaded the latest Version of Psyco V2 Beta 2 and run the benchmarks against the old Version of psyco 1.6
Because it might be of common interest, i am posting the results here. My machine is a Pentium D 3.2 Ghz running Windows XP SP 3 and Python 2.6.2. Psyco V2 was built with 4.3.3-tdm-1 mingw32 with optimisation flags changed to -O3 Benchmark | avg. Base time | psyco 1.6 time | psyco 2.0 time | ratio | possible error +- time_anyall all_bool_genexp | 2.270 | 2.250 | 2.420 | 0.930 | 8.3 % time_anyall all_bool_listcomp | 3.450 | 1.900 | 1.910 | 0.995 | 0.0 % time_anyall all_genexp | 1.970 | 1.940 | 2.160 | 0.898 | 9.6 % time_anyall all_listcomp | 3.485 | 1.660 | 1.660 | 1.000 | 1.4 % time_anyall all_loop | 0.665 | 0.090 | 0.090 | 1.000 | 4.4 % time_anyall any_bool_genexp | 2.215 | 2.130 | 2.340 | 0.910 | 10.0 % time_anyall any_bool_listcomp | 3.620 | 1.930 | 1.940 | 0.995 | 9.0 % time_anyall any_genexp | 1.985 | 1.920 | 2.180 | 0.881 | 10.1 % time_anyall any_listcomp | 3.360 | 1.680 | 1.680 | 1.000 | 8.0 % time_anyall any_loop | 0.660 | 0.090 | 0.090 | 1.000 | 3.0 % time_builtins chr(i) | 2.420 | 0.010 | 0.010 | 1.000 | 0.0 % time_builtins hash(i) | 1.280 | 0.370 | 0.080 | 4.625 | 8.1 % time_builtins int(round(f)) | 2.635 | 1.510 | 1.120 | 1.348 | 0.4 % time_builtins min | 0.535 | 0.520 | 0.120 | 4.333 | 1.9 % time_builtins min_kw | 4.430 | 4.400 | 0.160 | 27.500 | 0.5 % time_builtins ord(i) | 0.320 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 6.5 % time_builtins pow | 0.345 | 0.230 | 0.150 | 1.533 | 2.9 % time_builtins reduce | 0.735 | 0.710 | 0.020 | 35.498 | 1.4 % time_builtins round(f) | 1.720 | 0.890 | 0.400 | 2.225 | 1.2 % time_builtins sums | 0.180 | 0.180 | 0.100 | 1.800 | 0.0 % time_fib matrix | 0.425 | 0.360 | 0.360 | 1.000 | 2.3 % time_fib recursive | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.0 % time_fib takahashi | 0.410 | 0.320 | 0.330 | 0.970 | 0.0 % time_generators call next just many times | 0.900 | 0.630 | 0.970 | 0.649 | 4.3 % time_generators iterate just many times | 0.660 | 0.550 | 0.950 | 0.579 | 3.1 % time_generators send and loop 1000 | 2.805 | 2.540 | 0.060 | 42.333 | 9.8 % time_generators send call loop 1000 | 2.505 | 2.940 | 0.060 | 48.999 | 10.9 % time_generators send just many times | 1.280 | 0.590 | 0.980 | 0.602 | 3.1 % time_iter iter | 1.490 | 0.590 | 0.440 | 1.341 | 5.5 % time_math floats | 2.910 | 1.500 | 1.630 | 0.920 | 0.7 % time_properties method_get | 0.935 | 0.120 | 0.130 | 0.923 | 1.1 % time_properties method_set | 1.005 | 0.170 | 0.180 | 0.944 | 1.0 % time_properties property_get | 0.960 | 0.740 | 0.100 | 7.400 | 2.1 % time_properties property_set | 1.020 | 0.920 | 0.930 | 0.989 | 0.0 % time_properties pyproperty_get | 1.535 | 1.310 | 0.140 | 9.357 | 0.7 % time_properties pyproperty_set | 1.030 | 0.920 | 0.930 | 0.989 | 2.0 % time_subdist subdist(i) | 3.665 | 1.640 | 6.140 | 0.267 | 0.8 % time_sums rounding | 0.800 | 0.790 | 0.810 | 0.975 | 2.5 % Running new timings with C:\Programme\GNU\python26\lib\site-packages\psyco\_psyco.pyd Sat Jul 04 12:09:07 2009 time_anyall : all_bool_genexp plain: 2.36 psyco: 2.42 ratio: 0.97 time_anyall : all_bool_listcomp plain: 3.45 psyco: 1.91 ratio: 1.80 time_anyall : all_genexp plain: 2.06 psyco: 2.16 ratio: 0.95 time_anyall : all_listcomp plain: 3.51 psyco: 1.66 ratio: 2.11 time_anyall : all_loop plain: 0.65 psyco: 0.09 ratio: 7.03 time_anyall : any_bool_genexp plain: 2.32 psyco: 2.34 ratio: 0.99 time_anyall : any_bool_listcomp plain: 3.45 psyco: 1.94 ratio: 1.78 time_anyall : any_genexp plain: 2.08 psyco: 2.18 ratio: 0.96 time_anyall : any_listcomp plain: 3.49 psyco: 1.68 ratio: 2.08 time_anyall : any_loop plain: 0.65 psyco: 0.09 ratio: 7.05 time_builtins : chr(i) plain: 2.42 psyco: 0.01 ratio: 197.40 time_builtins : hash(i) plain: 1.33 psyco: 0.08 ratio: 17.69 time_builtins : int(round(f)) plain: 2.63 psyco: 1.12 ratio: 2.36 time_builtins : min plain: 0.53 psyco: 0.12 ratio: 4.28 time_builtins : min_kw plain: 4.44 psyco: 0.16 ratio: 28.58 time_builtins : ord(i) plain: 0.33 psyco: 0.00 ratio: 123.57 time_builtins : pow plain: 0.34 psyco: 0.15 ratio: 2.24 time_builtins : reduce plain: 0.74 psyco: 0.02 ratio: 40.93 time_builtins : round(f) plain: 1.73 psyco: 0.40 ratio: 4.38 time_builtins : sums plain: 0.18 psyco: 0.10 ratio: 1.80 time_fib : matrix plain: 0.42 psyco: 0.36 ratio: 1.18 time_fib : recursive plain: 0.00 psyco: 0.00 ratio: 19.45 time_fib : takahashi plain: 0.41 psyco: 0.33 ratio: 1.25 time_generators: send call loop 1000 plain: 2.36 psyco: 0.06 ratio: 41.30 time_generators: send and loop 1000 plain: 2.66 psyco: 0.06 ratio: 46.69 time_generators: send just many times plain: 1.26 psyco: 0.98 ratio: 1.29 time_generators: iterate just many times plain: 0.67 psyco: 0.95 ratio: 0.70 time_generators: call next just many times plain: 0.88 psyco: 0.97 ratio: 0.91 time_iter : iter plain: 1.53 psyco: 0.44 ratio: 3.47 time_math : floats plain: 2.90 psyco: 1.63 ratio: 1.78 time_properties: method_get plain: 0.93 psyco: 0.13 ratio: 7.22 time_properties: method_set plain: 1.00 psyco: 0.18 ratio: 5.61 time_properties: property_get plain: 0.95 psyco: 0.10 ratio: 9.26 time_properties: property_set plain: 1.02 psyco: 0.93 ratio: 1.09 time_properties: pyproperty_get plain: 1.54 psyco: 0.14 ratio: 10.80 time_properties: pyproperty_set plain: 1.04 psyco: 0.93 ratio: 1.12 time_subdist : subdist(i) plain: 3.68 psyco: 6.14 ratio: 0.60 time_sums : rounding plain: 0.79 psyco: 0.81 ratio: 0.98 Running new timings with original psyco time_anyall : all_bool_genexp plain: 2.18 psyco: 2.25 ratio: 0.97 time_anyall : all_bool_listcomp plain: 3.45 psyco: 1.90 ratio: 1.82 time_anyall : all_genexp plain: 1.88 psyco: 1.94 ratio: 0.97 time_anyall : all_listcomp plain: 3.46 psyco: 1.66 ratio: 2.09 time_anyall : all_loop plain: 0.68 psyco: 0.09 ratio: 7.34 time_anyall : any_bool_genexp plain: 2.11 psyco: 2.13 ratio: 0.99 time_anyall : any_bool_listcomp plain: 3.79 psyco: 1.93 ratio: 1.96 time_anyall : any_genexp plain: 1.89 psyco: 1.92 ratio: 0.98 time_anyall : any_listcomp plain: 3.23 psyco: 1.68 ratio: 1.92 time_anyall : any_loop plain: 0.67 psyco: 0.09 ratio: 7.26 time_builtins : chr(i) plain: 2.42 psyco: 0.01 ratio: 197.10 time_builtins : hash(i) plain: 1.23 psyco: 0.37 ratio: 3.30 time_builtins : int(round(f)) plain: 2.64 psyco: 1.51 ratio: 1.75 time_builtins : min plain: 0.54 psyco: 0.52 ratio: 1.03 time_builtins : min_kw plain: 4.42 psyco: 4.40 ratio: 1.00 time_builtins : ord(i) plain: 0.31 psyco: 0.00 ratio: 116.56 time_builtins : pow plain: 0.35 psyco: 0.23 ratio: 1.50 time_builtins : reduce plain: 0.73 psyco: 0.71 ratio: 1.03 time_builtins : round(f) plain: 1.71 psyco: 0.89 ratio: 1.91 time_builtins : sums plain: 0.18 psyco: 0.18 ratio: 1.03 time_fib : matrix plain: 0.43 psyco: 0.36 ratio: 1.19 time_fib : recursive plain: 0.00 psyco: 0.00 ratio: 19.28 time_fib : takahashi plain: 0.41 psyco: 0.32 ratio: 1.27 time_generators: send call loop 1000 plain: 2.65 psyco: 2.94 ratio: 0.90 time_generators: send and loop 1000 plain: 2.95 psyco: 2.54 ratio: 1.16 time_generators: send just many times plain: 1.30 psyco: 0.59 ratio: 2.23 time_generators: iterate just many times plain: 0.65 psyco: 0.55 ratio: 1.17 time_generators: call next just many times plain: 0.92 psyco: 0.63 ratio: 1.45 time_iter : iter plain: 1.45 psyco: 0.59 ratio: 2.47 time_math : floats plain: 2.92 psyco: 1.50 ratio: 1.95 time_properties: method_get plain: 0.94 psyco: 0.12 ratio: 7.88 time_properties: method_set plain: 1.01 psyco: 0.17 ratio: 6.08 time_properties: property_get plain: 0.97 psyco: 0.74 ratio: 1.31 time_properties: property_set plain: 1.02 psyco: 0.92 ratio: 1.12 time_properties: pyproperty_get plain: 1.53 psyco: 1.31 ratio: 1.17 time_properties: pyproperty_set plain: 1.02 psyco: 0.92 ratio: 1.11 time_subdist : subdist(i) plain: 3.65 psyco: 1.64 ratio: 2.23 time_sums : rounding plain: 0.81 psyco: 0.79 ratio: 1.03 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list