suspect-devices/circuitpython/tests/bench/loop_count-2-range_iter.py, branch main CircuitPython - a Python implementation for teaching coding with microcontrollers https://git.suspectdevices.com/suspect-devices/circuitpython/atom?h=main 2021-03-15T13:57:36+00:00 run code formatting script 2021-03-15T13:57:36+00:00 microDev 70126934+microDev1@users.noreply.github.com 2021-03-15T13:57:36+00:00 urn:sha1:a52eb88031620a81521b937f2a0651dbac2bb350 tests: Add framework for comparative benchmarking. 2014-05-04T22:24:16+00:00 Paul Sokolovsky pfalcon@users.sourceforge.net 2014-05-04T22:24:16+00:00 urn:sha1:aaff82afe5a72ec69e05f1e56047d0acfde91d0e Motivation is optimizing handling of various constructs as well as understanding which constructs are more efficient in MicroPython. More info: http://forum.micropython.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=77 Results are wildly unexpected. For example, "optimization" of range iteration into while loop makes it twice as slow. Generally, the more bytecodes, the slower the code.