How to load faster a .dxf file with ezdxf.readfile()

[Fra6008]

Hi guys, first time here :)
Do you have any suggestion to load in a faster way a 100MB dxf with more than 30 Layers?
Can I made a lighter dxf removing some layers without loading the whole file?

Sorry if its the wrong place, thanks in advance for your answers

[mozman]

You are processing huge CAD files in a very verbose file format with a slow (but beautiful) scripting language.

The loading stage is written in pure Python and the function ezdxf.readfile() is the fastest way to load DXF files and always loads the whole file, there is no possibility to skip content.

Try PyPy if this Python implementation is an option for you. It can speed things up when startup time is a minor factor in your execution time.