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It may have constant time complexity, but you're doing it N times. If calling len takes a second and N is a million, then that's 999 999 seconds you've wasted. Obviously, calling len won't take a second, but if all you're looking at is the fact that it takes constant time, you won't know that.
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It may have constant time complexity, but you're doing it N times. If calling
lentakes a second and N is a million, then that's 999 999 seconds you've wasted. Obviously, callinglenwon't take a second, but if all you're looking at is the fact that it takes constant time, you won't know that.