ord() — Expert Examples
Returns the Unicode code point for a single character
ord() performance and internals
Performance characteristics and CPython implementation details.
python
# ord() internals import dis def using_ord(): return ord(42) # Bytecode analysis dis.dis(using_ord) # Check if it's truly built-in import builtins print(f"\nord is builtin: {hasattr(builtins, 'ord')}") print(f"Type: {type(builtins.ord)}")
Understanding the internal implementation helps optimize hot paths in performance-critical code.
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