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Re:Performance comparison: counting words in Python, C/C++, ... by coldtea on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:40PM (#32215756)
>It uses byte strings instead of UTF-8 strings. In my opinion, that’s not an optimization, that’s changing the problem. Depending on the question you’re asking, only one of the two can be correct.

For tons of questions, both can be correct.

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