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Improve the performance of ntpath.expanduser() #117686

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@nineteendo

Feature or enhancement

Proposal:

In ntpath.expanduser(), _get_bothseps() is called in every loop iteration. It should be assigned instead:

 if isinstance(path, bytes):
+    seps = b'\\/'
     tilde = b'~'
 else:
+    seps = '\\/'
     tilde = '~'
 if not path.startswith(tilde):
     return path
 i, n = 1, len(path)
-while i < n and path[i] not in _get_bothseps(path):
+while i < n and path[i] not in seps:
     i += 1

Has this already been discussed elsewhere?

This is a minor feature, which does not need previous discussion elsewhere

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  1. changed the title [-]Move `_get_bothseps()` outside loop condition[/-] [+]Improve the performance of ntpath.expanduser()[/+] on Apr 9, 2024
  2. terryjreedy commented on Apr 10, 2024

    @terryjreedy
    Member

    To me, this is a clearly better.

  3. added
    stdlibStandard Library Python modules in the Lib/ directory
    on Apr 10, 2024
  4. added a commit that references this issue on Apr 10, 2024
  5. erlend-aasland commented on Apr 10, 2024

    @erlend-aasland
    Contributor

    Thanks!

  6. added a commit that references this issue on Apr 17, 2024
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