[Pyobjc-dev] Re: [Python-Dev] PyBuffer* vs. array.array()

[Scott G. <xs...@ya...>]

--- Guido van Rossum <gu...@py...> wrote:
> > In writing the unit tests, I came across a problematic situation that  
> > could easily arise in code (feel free to comment on the silliness of  
> > this code, if any... and note that I'm using the comprehension style  
> > even after that long rant I posted earlier :-):
> > 
> >          singlePlane = array.array('B')
> >          singlePlane.fromlist([0 for x in  range(0, width*height*3)] )
> 
> I'm not sure if you were joking, but why not write
> 
>          singlePlane.fromlist([0] * (width*height*3))
> 
> ???
> 

  Or cheaper and faster for large width and height:

           singlePlane = array.array('B', [0])*width*height*3









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