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TIL use 'while 1' instead of 'while True'
dcramer:buildbox in ~/Development/buildbox on git:master
$ python -m timeit '(True and "pass")'
10000000 loops, best of 3: 0.0512 usec per loop
dcramer:buildbox in ~/Development/buildbox on git:master
$ python -m timeit '(True and "pass")'
10000000 loops, best of 3: 0.049 usec per loop
dcramer:buildbox in ~/Development/buildbox on git:master
$ python -m timeit '(True and "pass")'
10000000 loops, best of 3: 0.0501 usec per loop
dcramer:buildbox in ~/Development/buildbox on git:master
$ python -m timeit '(1 and "pass")'
10000000 loops, best of 3: 0.0444 usec per loop
dcramer:buildbox in ~/Development/buildbox on git:master
$ python -m timeit '(1 and "pass")'
10000000 loops, best of 3: 0.042 usec per loop
dcramer:buildbox in ~/Development/buildbox on git:master
$ python -m timeit '(1 and "pass")'
10000000 loops, best of 3: 0.0438 usec per loop
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