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Re:Show HN: Cannoli – A compiler for a subset of Python writ... by pddubs on Thursday May 17, 2018 @07:23PM (#17097089)
> you look up local variables in hash tables every time they are referenced. This is not what Python does: It maps variable names to integer indices during compilation to bytecode, and the bytecode just takes those embedded constant indices and indexes into an array to obtain a local variable's value.

This is only true for function arguments right? Module level bindings and class and object attributes are looked up in dictionaries. I think the same for variables used in closures too?

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Re:Show HN: Cannoli – A compiler for a subset of Python writ... by xapata on Thursday May 17, 2018 @07:41PM (#17097230)
And for any local variables, not just arguments.
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Re:Show HN: Cannoli – A compiler for a subset of Python writ... by dragonwriter on Thursday May 17, 2018 @07:38PM (#17097202)
> Module level bindings and class and object attributes are looked up in dictionaries.

Depends on __slots__, yes?

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