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List Comprehensions are Faster

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December 31, 2025

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Python list comprehensions are ~2x faster than equivalent for-loops. Use them for performance-critical code.

List comprehensions in Python are optimized at the C level and run approximately twice as fast as equivalent for-loops. They are also more readable and Pythonic.

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