In [10]:
a = [str(x) for x in range(1000)]
a


Out[10]:
['0',
 '1',
 '2',
 '3',
 '4',
 '5',
 '6',
 '7',
 '8',
 '9',
 '10',
 '11',
 '12',
 '13',
 '14',
 '15',
 '16',
 '17',
 '18',
 '19',
 '20',
 '21',
 '22',
 '23',
 '24',
 '25',
 '26',
 '27',
 '28',
 '29',
 '30',
 '31',
 '32',
 '33',
 '34',
 '35',
 '36',
 '37',
 '38',
 '39',
 '40',
 '41',
 '42',
 '43',
 '44',
 '45',
 '46',
 '47',
 '48',
 '49',
 '50',
 '51',
 '52',
 '53',
 '54',
 '55',
 '56',
 '57',
 '58',
 '59',
 '60',
 '61',
 '62',
 '63',
 '64',
 '65',
 '66',
 '67',
 '68',
 '69',
 '70',
 '71',
 '72',
 '73',
 '74',
 '75',
 '76',
 '77',
 '78',
 '79',
 '80',
 '81',
 '82',
 '83',
 '84',
 '85',
 '86',
 '87',
 '88',
 '89',
 '90',
 '91',
 '92',
 '93',
 '94',
 '95',
 '96',
 '97',
 '98',
 '99',
 '100',
 '101',
 '102',
 '103',
 '104',
 '105',
 '106',
 '107',
 '108',
 '109',
 '110',
 '111',
 '112',
 '113',
 '114',
 '115',
 '116',
 '117',
 '118',
 '119',
 '120',
 '121',
 '122',
 '123',
 '124',
 '125',
 '126',
 '127',
 '128',
 '129',
 '130',
 '131',
 '132',
 '133',
 '134',
 '135',
 '136',
 '137',
 '138',
 '139',
 '140',
 '141',
 '142',
 '143',
 '144',
 '145',
 '146',
 '147',
 '148',
 '149',
 '150',
 '151',
 '152',
 '153',
 '154',
 '155',
 '156',
 '157',
 '158',
 '159',
 '160',
 '161',
 '162',
 '163',
 '164',
 '165',
 '166',
 '167',
 '168',
 '169',
 '170',
 '171',
 '172',
 '173',
 '174',
 '175',
 '176',
 '177',
 '178',
 '179',
 '180',
 '181',
 '182',
 '183',
 '184',
 '185',
 '186',
 '187',
 '188',
 '189',
 '190',
 '191',
 '192',
 '193',
 '194',
 '195',
 '196',
 '197',
 '198',
 '199',
 '200',
 '201',
 '202',
 '203',
 '204',
 '205',
 '206',
 '207',
 '208',
 '209',
 '210',
 '211',
 '212',
 '213',
 '214',
 '215',
 '216',
 '217',
 '218',
 '219',
 '220',
 '221',
 '222',
 '223',
 '224',
 '225',
 '226',
 '227',
 '228',
 '229',
 '230',
 '231',
 '232',
 '233',
 '234',
 '235',
 '236',
 '237',
 '238',
 '239',
 '240',
 '241',
 '242',
 '243',
 '244',
 '245',
 '246',
 '247',
 '248',
 '249',
 '250',
 '251',
 '252',
 '253',
 '254',
 '255',
 '256',
 '257',
 '258',
 '259',
 '260',
 '261',
 '262',
 '263',
 '264',
 '265',
 '266',
 '267',
 '268',
 '269',
 '270',
 '271',
 '272',
 '273',
 '274',
 '275',
 '276',
 '277',
 '278',
 '279',
 '280',
 '281',
 '282',
 '283',
 '284',
 '285',
 '286',
 '287',
 '288',
 '289',
 '290',
 '291',
 '292',
 '293',
 '294',
 '295',
 '296',
 '297',
 '298',
 '299',
 '300',
 '301',
 '302',
 '303',
 '304',
 '305',
 '306',
 '307',
 '308',
 '309',
 '310',
 '311',
 '312',
 '313',
 '314',
 '315',
 '316',
 '317',
 '318',
 '319',
 '320',
 '321',
 '322',
 '323',
 '324',
 '325',
 '326',
 '327',
 '328',
 '329',
 '330',
 '331',
 '332',
 '333',
 '334',
 '335',
 '336',
 '337',
 '338',
 '339',
 '340',
 '341',
 '342',
 '343',
 '344',
 '345',
 '346',
 '347',
 '348',
 '349',
 '350',
 '351',
 '352',
 '353',
 '354',
 '355',
 '356',
 '357',
 '358',
 '359',
 '360',
 '361',
 '362',
 '363',
 '364',
 '365',
 '366',
 '367',
 '368',
 '369',
 '370',
 '371',
 '372',
 '373',
 '374',
 '375',
 '376',
 '377',
 '378',
 '379',
 '380',
 '381',
 '382',
 '383',
 '384',
 '385',
 '386',
 '387',
 '388',
 '389',
 '390',
 '391',
 '392',
 '393',
 '394',
 '395',
 '396',
 '397',
 '398',
 '399',
 '400',
 '401',
 '402',
 '403',
 '404',
 '405',
 '406',
 '407',
 '408',
 '409',
 '410',
 '411',
 '412',
 '413',
 '414',
 '415',
 '416',
 '417',
 '418',
 '419',
 '420',
 '421',
 '422',
 '423',
 '424',
 '425',
 '426',
 '427',
 '428',
 '429',
 '430',
 '431',
 '432',
 '433',
 '434',
 '435',
 '436',
 '437',
 '438',
 '439',
 '440',
 '441',
 '442',
 '443',
 '444',
 '445',
 '446',
 '447',
 '448',
 '449',
 '450',
 '451',
 '452',
 '453',
 '454',
 '455',
 '456',
 '457',
 '458',
 '459',
 '460',
 '461',
 '462',
 '463',
 '464',
 '465',
 '466',
 '467',
 '468',
 '469',
 '470',
 '471',
 '472',
 '473',
 '474',
 '475',
 '476',
 '477',
 '478',
 '479',
 '480',
 '481',
 '482',
 '483',
 '484',
 '485',
 '486',
 '487',
 '488',
 '489',
 '490',
 '491',
 '492',
 '493',
 '494',
 '495',
 '496',
 '497',
 '498',
 '499',
 '500',
 '501',
 '502',
 '503',
 '504',
 '505',
 '506',
 '507',
 '508',
 '509',
 '510',
 '511',
 '512',
 '513',
 '514',
 '515',
 '516',
 '517',
 '518',
 '519',
 '520',
 '521',
 '522',
 '523',
 '524',
 '525',
 '526',
 '527',
 '528',
 '529',
 '530',
 '531',
 '532',
 '533',
 '534',
 '535',
 '536',
 '537',
 '538',
 '539',
 '540',
 '541',
 '542',
 '543',
 '544',
 '545',
 '546',
 '547',
 '548',
 '549',
 '550',
 '551',
 '552',
 '553',
 '554',
 '555',
 '556',
 '557',
 '558',
 '559',
 '560',
 '561',
 '562',
 '563',
 '564',
 '565',
 '566',
 '567',
 '568',
 '569',
 '570',
 '571',
 '572',
 '573',
 '574',
 '575',
 '576',
 '577',
 '578',
 '579',
 '580',
 '581',
 '582',
 '583',
 '584',
 '585',
 '586',
 '587',
 '588',
 '589',
 '590',
 '591',
 '592',
 '593',
 '594',
 '595',
 '596',
 '597',
 '598',
 '599',
 '600',
 '601',
 '602',
 '603',
 '604',
 '605',
 '606',
 '607',
 '608',
 '609',
 '610',
 '611',
 '612',
 '613',
 '614',
 '615',
 '616',
 '617',
 '618',
 '619',
 '620',
 '621',
 '622',
 '623',
 '624',
 '625',
 '626',
 '627',
 '628',
 '629',
 '630',
 '631',
 '632',
 '633',
 '634',
 '635',
 '636',
 '637',
 '638',
 '639',
 '640',
 '641',
 '642',
 '643',
 '644',
 '645',
 '646',
 '647',
 '648',
 '649',
 '650',
 '651',
 '652',
 '653',
 '654',
 '655',
 '656',
 '657',
 '658',
 '659',
 '660',
 '661',
 '662',
 '663',
 '664',
 '665',
 '666',
 '667',
 '668',
 '669',
 '670',
 '671',
 '672',
 '673',
 '674',
 '675',
 '676',
 '677',
 '678',
 '679',
 '680',
 '681',
 '682',
 '683',
 '684',
 '685',
 '686',
 '687',
 '688',
 '689',
 '690',
 '691',
 '692',
 '693',
 '694',
 '695',
 '696',
 '697',
 '698',
 '699',
 '700',
 '701',
 '702',
 '703',
 '704',
 '705',
 '706',
 '707',
 '708',
 '709',
 '710',
 '711',
 '712',
 '713',
 '714',
 '715',
 '716',
 '717',
 '718',
 '719',
 '720',
 '721',
 '722',
 '723',
 '724',
 '725',
 '726',
 '727',
 '728',
 '729',
 '730',
 '731',
 '732',
 '733',
 '734',
 '735',
 '736',
 '737',
 '738',
 '739',
 '740',
 '741',
 '742',
 '743',
 '744',
 '745',
 '746',
 '747',
 '748',
 '749',
 '750',
 '751',
 '752',
 '753',
 '754',
 '755',
 '756',
 '757',
 '758',
 '759',
 '760',
 '761',
 '762',
 '763',
 '764',
 '765',
 '766',
 '767',
 '768',
 '769',
 '770',
 '771',
 '772',
 '773',
 '774',
 '775',
 '776',
 '777',
 '778',
 '779',
 '780',
 '781',
 '782',
 '783',
 '784',
 '785',
 '786',
 '787',
 '788',
 '789',
 '790',
 '791',
 '792',
 '793',
 '794',
 '795',
 '796',
 '797',
 '798',
 '799',
 '800',
 '801',
 '802',
 '803',
 '804',
 '805',
 '806',
 '807',
 '808',
 '809',
 '810',
 '811',
 '812',
 '813',
 '814',
 '815',
 '816',
 '817',
 '818',
 '819',
 '820',
 '821',
 '822',
 '823',
 '824',
 '825',
 '826',
 '827',
 '828',
 '829',
 '830',
 '831',
 '832',
 '833',
 '834',
 '835',
 '836',
 '837',
 '838',
 '839',
 '840',
 '841',
 '842',
 '843',
 '844',
 '845',
 '846',
 '847',
 '848',
 '849',
 '850',
 '851',
 '852',
 '853',
 '854',
 '855',
 '856',
 '857',
 '858',
 '859',
 '860',
 '861',
 '862',
 '863',
 '864',
 '865',
 '866',
 '867',
 '868',
 '869',
 '870',
 '871',
 '872',
 '873',
 '874',
 '875',
 '876',
 '877',
 '878',
 '879',
 '880',
 '881',
 '882',
 '883',
 '884',
 '885',
 '886',
 '887',
 '888',
 '889',
 '890',
 '891',
 '892',
 '893',
 '894',
 '895',
 '896',
 '897',
 '898',
 '899',
 '900',
 '901',
 '902',
 '903',
 '904',
 '905',
 '906',
 '907',
 '908',
 '909',
 '910',
 '911',
 '912',
 '913',
 '914',
 '915',
 '916',
 '917',
 '918',
 '919',
 '920',
 '921',
 '922',
 '923',
 '924',
 '925',
 '926',
 '927',
 '928',
 '929',
 '930',
 '931',
 '932',
 '933',
 '934',
 '935',
 '936',
 '937',
 '938',
 '939',
 '940',
 '941',
 '942',
 '943',
 '944',
 '945',
 '946',
 '947',
 '948',
 '949',
 '950',
 '951',
 '952',
 '953',
 '954',
 '955',
 '956',
 '957',
 '958',
 '959',
 '960',
 '961',
 '962',
 '963',
 '964',
 '965',
 '966',
 '967',
 '968',
 '969',
 '970',
 '971',
 '972',
 '973',
 '974',
 '975',
 '976',
 '977',
 '978',
 '979',
 '980',
 '981',
 '982',
 '983',
 '984',
 '985',
 '986',
 '987',
 '988',
 '989',
 '990',
 '991',
 '992',
 '993',
 '994',
 '995',
 '996',
 '997',
 '998',
 '999']

In [11]:
def cast(lst):
    b = map(int, lst)
    c = list(b)
    return c

%timeit cast(a)
print(cast(a))


10000 loops, best of 3: 150 µs per loop
[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791, 792, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 819, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 826, 827, 828, 829, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839, 840, 841, 842, 843, 844, 845, 846, 847, 848, 849, 850, 851, 852, 853, 854, 855, 856, 857, 858, 859, 860, 861, 862, 863, 864, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, 876, 877, 878, 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 884, 885, 886, 887, 888, 889, 890, 891, 892, 893, 894, 895, 896, 897, 898, 899, 900, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 919, 920, 921, 922, 923, 924, 925, 926, 927, 928, 929, 930, 931, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 943, 944, 945, 946, 947, 948, 949, 950, 951, 952, 953, 954, 955, 956, 957, 958, 959, 960, 961, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970, 971, 972, 973, 974, 975, 976, 977, 978, 979, 980, 981, 982, 983, 984, 985, 986, 987, 988, 989, 990, 991, 992, 993, 994, 995, 996, 997, 998, 999]

In [13]:
def cast2(lst):
    b = [int(x) for x in lst]
    return b

%timeit cast2(a)
print(cast2(a))


1000 loops, best of 3: 203 µs per loop
[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791, 792, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 819, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 826, 827, 828, 829, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839, 840, 841, 842, 843, 844, 845, 846, 847, 848, 849, 850, 851, 852, 853, 854, 855, 856, 857, 858, 859, 860, 861, 862, 863, 864, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, 876, 877, 878, 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 884, 885, 886, 887, 888, 889, 890, 891, 892, 893, 894, 895, 896, 897, 898, 899, 900, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 919, 920, 921, 922, 923, 924, 925, 926, 927, 928, 929, 930, 931, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 943, 944, 945, 946, 947, 948, 949, 950, 951, 952, 953, 954, 955, 956, 957, 958, 959, 960, 961, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970, 971, 972, 973, 974, 975, 976, 977, 978, 979, 980, 981, 982, 983, 984, 985, 986, 987, 988, 989, 990, 991, 992, 993, 994, 995, 996, 997, 998, 999]

In [14]:
def cast3(lst):
    for idx, x in enumerate(lst):
        lst[idx] = int(x)
    return lst

%timeit cast3(a)
print(cast3(a))


10000 loops, best of 3: 186 µs per loop
[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791, 792, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 819, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 826, 827, 828, 829, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839, 840, 841, 842, 843, 844, 845, 846, 847, 848, 849, 850, 851, 852, 853, 854, 855, 856, 857, 858, 859, 860, 861, 862, 863, 864, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, 876, 877, 878, 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 884, 885, 886, 887, 888, 889, 890, 891, 892, 893, 894, 895, 896, 897, 898, 899, 900, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 919, 920, 921, 922, 923, 924, 925, 926, 927, 928, 929, 930, 931, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 943, 944, 945, 946, 947, 948, 949, 950, 951, 952, 953, 954, 955, 956, 957, 958, 959, 960, 961, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970, 971, 972, 973, 974, 975, 976, 977, 978, 979, 980, 981, 982, 983, 984, 985, 986, 987, 988, 989, 990, 991, 992, 993, 994, 995, 996, 997, 998, 999]