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_collections_abc._check_methods microoptimization

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Description

Feature or enhancement

Proposal:

There are a few ideas being discussed to microoptimize _collections_abc._check_methods

They will be benchmarked here

Has this already been discussed elsewhere?

This is a minor feature, which does not need previous discussion elsewhere

Links to previous discussion of this feature:

There is a PR that was opened before this issue was created: #139401

Linked PRs
  • gh-139401

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Research direction

Start by reading the _collections_abc._check_methods implementation and the linked pull request #139401, which contains the proposed microoptimizations. Run or review the benchmarks discussed in that pull request; done means the change is benchmarked and its performance impact is documented.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
performance
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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