I haven't read the article. But I'd assume this is for the same reason that not not string is faster than bool(string). Which is to say that it has to do with having to look up a global function rather than a known keyword.
not not string
bool(string)
print('string\n', end='')
I haven't read the article. But I'd assume this is for the same reason that
not not stringis faster thanbool(string). Which is to say that it has to do with having to look up a global function rather than a known keyword.