Re: [Pyobjc-dev] PyObjc speed

[b.bum <bb...@ma...>]

The problem is a result of the lack of a library with which to embed 
the Python 2.2. interpreter on OS X 10.2.    If you build and install 
the framework version of Python 2.3b1 and use an embedded interpreter, 
the launch times drop significantly.

Launching a PyObjC app will always be a bit slower because of the 
additional pieces that must be initialized, but not 3x slower!

b.bum

On Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at 10:40 AM, David Bishop wrote:

> [sorry, forgot to mention that I'm not signed up to the list, so 
> please cc: me
> on any replies]
>
> After seeing the announcement for PyObjc on the cocoa-dev list, I 
> decided to
> download and try it out.  Unfortunetly, I think (hope!) I'm doing 
> something
> wrong.  I have a 300Mhz iBook with 284 Megs of ram.  It isn't a speed 
> demon,
> but Jaguar runs fine on it.  However, when using a brand-new 
> Python/Cocoa
> project (the template), it takes *20* seconds to startup.  In 
> comparasion PB
> takes about 5.  If I run the program, then kill it and immediately 
> launch it
> again, it drops to 18 seconds.  Either one is way too long to be 
> usable.  Any
> ideas of what I should try?  Some sort of pre-compile?  Use MacPython 
> rather
> than the built-in 2.2?  I can appreciate that it will not be as fast as
> ObjC/Cocoa app, but...
>
> Many thanks!
>
> -- 
> "Sorry about the whole 'bomb' thing" - Bruce Rollins
> D.A.Bishop
>
>
> <mime-attachment>