> GR> len is actually a field in the underlying C object so len() is a > GR> constant (O(1)) and as-fast-as-it-can-be operation. > TP> ...n integers), but (ignoring the range() complication) there's no TP> difference in O() behavior between the two.
OK, The timbot's word is good enough for me, I won't bother looking at the code, I'll revert to my previous assumption! :-) Alan G. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor