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The reference implementation of the Python programming language.

Why are some float < integer comparisons four times slower than others?

When comparing floats to integers, some pairs of values take much longer to be evaluated than other values of a …

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How does Python's Garbage Collector Detect Circular References?

I'm trying to understand how Python's garbage collector detects circular references. When I look at the documentation, all I see …

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How exactly is Python Bytecode Run in CPython?

I am trying to understand how Python works (because I use it all the time!). To my understanding, when you …

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How can I tell which python implementation I'm using?

Python has a few different implementations: CPython, Jython, PyPy, etc. I want to programmatically determine which implementation my code is …

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Python string 'in' operator implementation algorithm and time complexity

I am thinking of how the in operator implement, for instance >>> s1 = 'abcdef' >>> s2 = …

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Are sets ordered like dicts in python3.6

Due to changes in dict implementation in Python 3.6 it is now ordered by default. Do sets preserve order as well …

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Why does tuple(set([1,"a","b","c","z","f"])) == tuple(set(["a","b","c","z","f",1])) 85% of the time with hash randomization enabled?

Given Zero Piraeus' answer to another question, we have that x = tuple(set([1, "a", "b", "c", "z", "f"])) y = tuple(…

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Convert .py file into .pyd file

Well after a lot of search unable to find a proper solution, I have my python file 'Main.py'.I …

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