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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2007-12-18 18:26:18 (GMT)
committerRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2007-12-18 18:26:18 (GMT)
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Speed-up dictionary constructor by about 10%.
New opcode, STORE_MAP saves the compiler from awkward stack manipulations and specializes for dicts using PyDict_SetItem instead of PyObject_SetItem. Old disassembly: 0 BUILD_MAP 0 3 DUP_TOP 4 LOAD_CONST 1 (1) 7 ROT_TWO 8 LOAD_CONST 2 ('x') 11 STORE_SUBSCR 12 DUP_TOP 13 LOAD_CONST 3 (2) 16 ROT_TWO 17 LOAD_CONST 4 ('y') 20 STORE_SUBSCR New disassembly: 0 BUILD_MAP 0 3 LOAD_CONST 1 (1) 6 LOAD_CONST 2 ('x') 9 STORE_MAP 10 LOAD_CONST 3 (2) 13 LOAD_CONST 4 ('y') 16 STORE_MAP
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diff --git a/Include/opcode.h b/Include/opcode.h
index 2816369..9f20b56 100644
--- a/Include/opcode.h
+++ b/Include/opcode.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extern "C" {
#define DELETE_SLICE 50
/* Also uses 51-53 */
+#define STORE_MAP 54
#define INPLACE_ADD 55
#define INPLACE_SUBTRACT 56
#define INPLACE_MULTIPLY 57