[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.951,1.952

Sun Mar 21 10:12:02 EST 2004

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv15203/Misc
Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Improve byte coding for multiple assignments.
Gives 30% speedup on "a,b=1,2" and 25% on "a,b,c=1,2,3".
Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS	20 Mar 2004 22:52:13 -0000	1.951
--- NEWS	21 Mar 2004 15:11:59 -0000	1.952
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*** 13,16 ****
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+ - Optimized the byte coding for multiple assignments like "a,b=b,a" and
+ "a,b,c=1,2,3". Improves their speed by 25% to 30%.
+ 
 - Limit the nested depth of a tuple for the second argument to isinstance()
 and issubclass() to the recursion limit of the interpreter.