5 - Optimizing Python Code for Speed and Memory Efficiency
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Practice Questions
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What is a global variable?
💡 Hint: Think about where this variable is defined.
What is a generator in Python?
💡 Hint: Consider its memory usage benefits.
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What is the advantage of using local variables over global variables?
💡 Hint: Think about how Python searches for variable definitions.
True or False: Generators compute values upfront and store them in memory.
💡 Hint: Consider how generators handle memory.
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Write a Python function that demonstrates the difference in memory usage between a list and a generator for generating Fibonacci numbers up to N.
💡 Hint: Use `yield` for the generator.
Create a performance comparison script that uses timeit to evaluate the speed of a built-in function versus a manual loop for computing the sum of a list.
💡 Hint: Set up two functions and run them through `timeit`.
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