abhi9u@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoPython Performance: Why 'if not list' is 2x Faster Than Using len()blog.codingconfessions.comexternal-linkmessage-square147fedilinkarrow-up1218cross-posted to: python@programming.dev
arrow-up1218external-linkPython Performance: Why 'if not list' is 2x Faster Than Using len()blog.codingconfessions.comabhi9u@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square147fedilinkcross-posted to: python@programming.dev
minus-squareWomble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoEmpty sequences being false goes back a lot further than perl, it was already a thing in the first lisp (in fact the empty list was the cannonical false).
Empty sequences being false goes back a lot further than perl, it was already a thing in the first lisp (in fact the empty list was the cannonical false).