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		throwaway613834 on Aug 24, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Weird Python Integers Yeah you might be right, it's hard to say. Generally I view writing as more expensive than reading so I don't know.

gvx on Aug 25, 2017 [–]

Note that it's not just write vs read, it's write vs read + branch.

throwaway613834 on Aug 25, 2017 | [–]

Right, if it was just 1 read vs. 1 write then I would know!

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