several people have asked for libxml2 figures, since libxml2 is known as the
fastest parser under the sun (with the possible exception of RXP, which is
known as quite possibly the fastest parser anywhere).
here's an updated table:
library memory time
------------------------------------------------------------
minidom (python 2.1) 80000k 6.5s
minidom (python 2.4) 53000k 1.4s
ElementTree 1.3 14500k 1.1s
pyRXPU 11500k 0.22s
libxml2 16000k 0.098s
cElementTree 0.8 5700k 0.058s
------------------------------------------------------------
readlines (read as text) 5050k 0.032s
------------------------------------------------------------
(gnosis.objectify and pyrxp both failed to parse the source file, and pyrxpu
seems
to ignore namespaces -- setting the namespace flag only makes it throw away the
xmlns attributes, which isn't exactly helpful...)
(btw, soon-to-be-released cET 0.9 is faster than 0.8. more about that one
later).
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