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a Python list isn't a list. it's an array of pointers. calling it a "list" is the most misleading name in programming. it's not cache-friendly and also it's not compact. it's an array of addresses scattered across RAM. numpy fixes this by doing what C does: storing the actual values contiguously.
a Python list isn't a list. it's an array of pointers. calling it a "list" is the most misleading name in programming.
it's not cache-friendly and also it's not compact. it's an array of addresses scattered across RAM. numpy fixes this by doing what C does: storing the actual values contiguously.
u/DJMoleHill — 2 days ago