[off topic] Re: [Numpy-discussion] numarray speed - PySequence_GetItem

[Todd Miller]

On Tue, 2004-06-29 at 17:05, Chris Barker wrote:
> Tim Hochberg wrote:
> > Todd Miller wrote:
> >> Me too.  Can you (or somebody) post the application code which does the
> >> drawlines?  I can definitely instrument the bottleneck C-code,  but I
> >> don't have time to ascend the wxPython learning curve.
> 
> > Let me second that. With a little nudge from Chris Barker, I managed to 
> > get wxPython to compile here and I have some changes that may speed up 
> > drawlines, but it'd probably be best if we were all using the same 
> > benchmark.
> 
> Well, if I can't code, at least I can nudge!
> 
> Perhaps I can also help get Todd what he's asking for, except that I'm 
> not sure what you mean by "application code". Do you mean a small 
> wxPython application that uses DC.DrawLines (and friends)? 

Yes.  What I most want to do is a 50000 point drawlines, similar to what
you profiled.  Friends are fine too.

> If so, yes, I 
> can do that. What version of wxPython should I target?
> CVS head?
> 2.5.1? (The latest "released" version)

I'd prefer 2.5.1 unless Tim says otherwise.

> there are some slight incompatibilities between versions, particularly 
> with DC calls, unfortunately.

I'm hoping this won't affect the profile.

Regards,
Todd