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"readability counts" The speed difference in the small <1000 range is insignificant. It is 3% slower on an already small time metric.

user4805123
– user4805123

2017-03-04 00:08:47 +00:00
Commented Mar 4, 2017 at 0:08
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@user4805123 Whether or not it's "insignificant" depends heavily on the context/use-case. What if there's an outer loop that does this many times? And "readability" can be in the eye of the beholder. The pythonic way (enumerate) will certainly be more readable to many (most?).

8forty
– 8forty

2025-10-31 21:16:41 +00:00
Commented Oct 31, 2025 at 21:16
@8forty agree with your points, 3% might be a "break even" for latency sensitive application.

Andriy Ivaneyko
– Andriy Ivaneyko

2025-11-11 23:18:02 +00:00
Commented Nov 11, 2025 at 23:18

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