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 "title": "Python function calls are the one workload where the RP2350 has no per-clock advantage, and method calls are actually slower",
 "symptom": "A call-heavy program moves to the faster part and gains nothing beyond the clock increase, while everything else in the same program gains 60 percent on top of it.",
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 "intent": "Predict which parts of a MicroPython program will speed up on an RP2350",
 "date": "2026-08-20",
 "status": "provisional",
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