21 Nov
2003
21 Nov
'03
7:53 p.m.
Andreas Jung wrote at 2003-11-20 18:37 +0100:
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111 # The pattern starts with a globbing character. 112 # This is too efficient, so we raise an exception.
Why is this 'too efficient"?
Assuming a standard word index, the search has to scan the complete index (more precisely, its keys). This can take some time... -- Dieter