Jeremy Sanders wrote:
> Jeremy Sanders wrote:
>>> Chaz Ginger wrote:
>>>>> What would sets do for me over lists?
>> It's faster to tell whether something is in a set or dict than in a list
>> (for some minimum size).
>> As a footnote, this program
>> import random
> num = 100000
>> a = set( range(num) )
> for i in range(100000):
> x = random.randint(0, num-1) in a
>> completes in less than a second, whereas
>> import random
> num = 100000
>> a = range(num)
> for i in range(100000):
> x = random.randint(0, num-1) in a
>> takes a long time on my computer.
>> Jeremy
>Thanks Jeremy. I am in the process of converting my stuff to use sets! I
wouldn't have thought it would have made that big a deal! I guess it is
live and learn.
Peace,
Chaz
