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pure mpatch: avoid using list.insert(0, ...)

In Python lists are implemented as arrays with overallocation. As a
result, list.insert(0, ...) is O(n), whereas list.append() has an
amortised running time of O(1). Reversing the internal representation
of the list should cause a slight speedup for pure Python builds.

To run the tests, do:

cd tests/
python run-tests.py

See http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/WritingTests for
more information on writing tests.