Comments on: So you need to get a count of all asterisks in a string http://boredzo.org/blog/archives/2007-04-16/so-you-need-to-get-a-count-of-all-asterisks-in-a-string The personal weblog of Peter Hosey. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:30:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Peter Hosey http://boredzo.org/blog/archives/2007-04-16/so-you-need-to-get-a-count-of-all-asterisks-in-a-string#comment-22567 Peter Hosey Fri, 20 Apr 2007 05:53:41 +0000 http://boredzo.org/blog/archives/2007-04-16/so-you-need-to-get-a-count-of-all-asterisks-in-a-string#comment-22567 Chuck: Wow! I didn't know about str.count—it beat re.findall by a factor of <strong>ten</strong>!</p> Thanks a million! *goes to edit the post accordingly* Chuck: Wow! I didn't know about str.count—it beat re.findall by a factor of ten!

Thanks a million! *goes to edit the post accordingly*

]]> By: Chuck http://boredzo.org/blog/archives/2007-04-16/so-you-need-to-get-a-count-of-all-asterisks-in-a-string#comment-22566 Chuck Fri, 20 Apr 2007 05:42:28 +0000 http://boredzo.org/blog/archives/2007-04-16/so-you-need-to-get-a-count-of-all-asterisks-in-a-string#comment-22566 Faster still is <code>sample.count("*")</code>. By a lot. The regex takes about three seconds on my PowerBook, while count() takes half a second. Faster still is sample.count("*"). By a lot. The regex takes about three seconds on my PowerBook, while count() takes half a second.

]]> By: Peter Hosey http://boredzo.org/blog/archives/2007-04-16/so-you-need-to-get-a-count-of-all-asterisks-in-a-string#comment-22169 Peter Hosey Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:50:06 +0000 http://boredzo.org/blog/archives/2007-04-16/so-you-need-to-get-a-count-of-all-asterisks-in-a-string#comment-22169 Good point. Good point.

]]> By: Chris Ryland http://boredzo.org/blog/archives/2007-04-16/so-you-need-to-get-a-count-of-all-asterisks-in-a-string#comment-22091 Chris Ryland Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:26:54 +0000 http://boredzo.org/blog/archives/2007-04-16/so-you-need-to-get-a-count-of-all-asterisks-in-a-string#comment-22091 Peter, I think re.compile is always called before actual execution, so precompiling only helps if you're re-using the pattern heavily. In your case, you're only using it once, so it doesn't matter. Peter, I think re.compile is always called before actual execution, so precompiling only helps if you're re-using the pattern heavily. In your case, you're only using it once, so it doesn't matter.

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