The chunks_exact method returns chunks of exactly 4 bytes, and any leftover bytes at the end of the slice are ignored.
Since we know that the input slice will always be a multiple of 4 bytes per the assert, we can use the chunks method instead, which is slightly faster because it doesn't need to redundantly check for leftover bytes.
tafia
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6 months ago
The
chunks_exactmethod returns chunks of exactly 4 bytes, and any leftover bytes at the end of the slice are ignored.Since we know that the input slice will always be a multiple of 4 bytes per the assert, we can use the
chunksmethod instead, which is slightly faster because it doesn't need to redundantly check for leftover bytes.