Holistic conversions are a way of transforming data from one form to another in a more efficient and streamlined manner. Rather than performing multiple individual conversions, a holistic conversion allows you to perform all the necessary transformations in a single step, which can save time and reduce the chance of errors.
Here's an example of how to use holistic conversions:
# Inefficient code with multiple conversionstext = "1234"number = int(text)binary = bin(number)binary_string = str(binary)# More efficient code with holistic conversiontext = "1234"binary_string = bin(int(text))[2:] |
In the first example, multiple conversions are performed to transform a string of digits into a binary string. First, the string is converted to an integer using int(). Then, the integer is converted to a binary string using bin(). Finally, the binary string is converted back to a string using str(). Each conversion creates a new object and takes up additional memory and processing time.
In the second example, a holistic conversion is used to transform the string directly into a binary string using a combination of int() and bin(). The [2:] at the end of the expression removes the first two characters of the binary string, which are always '0b' because of the way bin() works.
By using a holistic conversion, the code is more efficient because it performs all the necessary transformations in a single step, reducing the number of intermediate objects and the amount of memory and processing time needed.