From: James Edward G. II [mailto:[email protected]]
- It’s less work for the interpreter.
What makes you say this?>> Rehearsal ---------------------------------------------
>> double: 0.270000 0.000000 0.270000 ( 0.267826)
>> single: 0.260000 0.000000 0.260000 ( 0.266784)
>> ------------------------------------ total: 0.530000sec
>>
>> user system total real
>> double: 0.270000 0.000000 0.270000 ( 0.268957)
>> single: 0.290000 0.000000 0.290000 ( 0.286691)
And, FWIW, I did the same thing using a really long string with lots of
\ and # characters in it. I came to the same conclusion: no perceptible
difference in speed.