Comment on Python Performance: Why 'if not list' is 2x Faster Than Using len()

• gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  thing: Sequence[Any] iirc is iterable, indexable, and reversible.

  thing: Iterable[Any] only guarantees that its iterable.

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• 48954246@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  An iterable is just something that can be iterated over, like range(10), or [1, 2, 3].

  A sequence on the other hand is a Collection that is reversible.

  docs.python.org/3/library/collections.abc.html#co…

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  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I know what an iterable is. But I am talking about Type[Iterable], which iirc does not obey falsey eval when empty.

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