abhi9u@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoPython Performance: Why 'if not list' is 2x Faster Than Using len()blog.codingconfessions.comexternal-linkmessage-square148linkfedilinkarrow-up1169arrow-down116
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minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-211 days agoYes, the first example does the same thing, but there’s still less to mentally parse. Ideally you should just use if len(mylist) == 0:.
Yes, the first example does the same thing, but there’s still less to mentally parse. Ideally you should just use
if len(mylist) == 0:.