[IPython-user] Re: Re: IPython and psyco

[Thorsten Kampe]

* Fernando Perez (2004-05-18 07:20 +0100)
> Thorsten Kampe wrote:
>> * David J. C. Beach (2004-05-17 19:02 +0100)
>>>My best advice for using psyco within IPython is:
>>>
>>>(1) don't use psyco.full(), and
>>>(2) explicitly tell psyco which functions to specialize (optimize)
>> 
>> Indeed, psyco.bind() works, thanks.
> 
> Where should such calls go?  And is there really any measurable impact?  If 
> this is something with a significant impact I could mention it in the 
> documentation.  Can you comment a bit on your experience with it?  I've never 
> used psyco myself, so I'm quite curious.

I haven't measured significant speed accelaration except in one
function but my testing was not extensive. For a more "real world"
scenario you might read:

* Charming Python: Make Python run as fast as C with Psyco
  http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-psyco.html
  ftp://www6.software.ibm.com/software/developer/library/l-psycho.pdf

* The Ultimate Psyco Guide -  Zope's TAL: a real example with benchmarks
  http://psyco.sourceforge.net/psycoguide/node9.html

  
Thorsten