>perl -E"$a[$_] = {a=>1,b=>3.2,c=>'a short string'} for 1..10e6; <>"

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>perl -E"$a[$_] = [1,3.2,'a short string'] for 1..10e6; <>"

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>perl -E" $a[$_] = qq[1,3.2,'a short string'] for 1..10e6; <>"
>perl -E" $a[$_] = pack 'VdA8', 1,3.2,'a short string' for 1..10e6; <>"