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CountHackulus
on Oct 25, 2011
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A Python Optimization Anecdote
Sure, that works for ASCII and UTF-8, but what if I'm on an IBM System Z machine? Then everything's in EBCDIC, and that's just a nightmare.
ori_b
on Oct 25, 2011
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Then you read in ASCII or UTF-8, and don't do your I/O in EBCDIC. Also, you run Z/Linux.
maximilianburke
on Oct 25, 2011
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Then you write your own optimization for that case -- for most people assuming that 0-9, A-Z, and a-z will work just fine. Chances are slim that you're running on a system using EBCDIC without knowing it.
beej71
on Oct 25, 2011
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Or, as was said, use ctypes.h, which is the Right Thing.
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