built-in sum vs numpy.sum

sum_test.ipynb

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    "import numpy as np\n",
    "N = 10000000\n",
    "python_list = [i for i in range(N)]\n",
    "numpy_array = np.arange(N)"
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      "10 loops, best of 3: 82.6 ms per loop\n"
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    "# python sum -> python list\n",
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      "1 loops, best of 3: 959 ms per loop\n"
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    "# python sum -> numpy array\n",
    "%timeit sum(numpy_array)"
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      "1 loops, best of 3: 588 ms per loop\n"
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    "# numpy sum -> python list\n",
    "%timeit np.sum(python_list)"
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      "100 loops, best of 3: 7.46 ms per loop\n"
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   "source": [
    "# numpy sum -> numpy array\n",
    "%timeit np.sum(numpy_array)"
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