user_dict.py

gistfile1.py

from array import array

users = {}

for user in range(50 * 1000 * 1000):
    if user % 1000000 == 0:
        print user
    s = array('h')
    for day in range(28):
        s.append(day)
    users[user] = s

print "done"
import time
time.sleep(10000)

setvsarray.py

from array import array

n = 1 * 1000 * 1000

def set_append_unique():
    s = set()
    for i in range(n):
        s.add(i)
    return s

def array_append_unique():
    a = array('l')
    for i in range(n):
        a.append(i)
    return a

def set_append_non_unique():
    s = set_append_unique()
    for i in range(n):
        s.add(i)
    return s

def array_append_non_unique():
    a = array_append_unique()
    s = set(a)
    a = array('l')
    for i in range(n):
        s.add(i)
    for x in s: a.append(x)
    return a

def main():
    #print len(set_append_unique())
    #print len(array_append_unique())
    print len(set_append_non_unique())
    #print len(array_append_non_unique())

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import profile
    profile.run("main()")