Re: [Python-Dev] Alternative C implementation idea for collections.deque

2007-11-14 Thread Raymond Hettinger
From: "Daniel Stutzbach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Many years ago I implemented a deque type in C (for use in C programs) > using a single dynamically sized array as the underling type, The approach was not used so we could avoid data movement associated with re-sizing. > I see the > advantages as f

Re: [Python-Dev] Alternative C implementation idea for collections.deque

2007-11-14 Thread Daniel Stutzbach
On Nov 15, 2007 12:57 AM, Raymond Hettinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > FWIW, my development time is now somewhat limited > and I prefer to spend it on a todo list that has been around > for some time. I dread throwing that time away and > spending it on reviewing your patch, timing tons of test

[Python-Dev] Alternative C implementation idea for collections.deque

2007-11-14 Thread Daniel Stutzbach
Many years ago I implemented a deque type in C (for use in C programs) using a single dynamically sized array as the underling type, along with an extra integer to designate where the "start" of the list is. Somehow, I had always imagined that Python's implementation worked the same way, but was ju