[Python-Dev] LOAD_SELF and SELF_ATTR opcodes

Sat Oct 15 02:30:07 CEST 2005

Sorry I can't reply to the message (I'm at home, and don't currently have 
python-dev sent there).
I have a version of Raymond's constant binding recipe:
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/277940
that also binds all attribute accesses all the way down into a single 
constant call e.g.
 LOAD_FAST 0
 LOAD_ATTR 'a'
 LOAD_ATTR 'b'
 LOAD_ATTR 'c'
 LOAD_ATTR 'd'
is bound to a single constant:
 LOAD_CONST 5
where constant 5 is the object obtained from `self.a.b.c.d`. Unfortunately, 
I think it's at work - don't seem to have a copy here :(
Obviously, this isn't applicable to as many cases, but it might be 
interesting to compare what kind of results this produces compared to 
LOAD_SELF/SELF_ATTR.
Tim Delaney 