[Python-Dev] Fwd: Python 2.x and 3.x usage survey

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Tue Dec 31 11:34:49 CET 2013


Am 31.12.13 07:12, schrieb Tim Peters:
> [Dan Stromberg]
>> I keep hearing naysayers, nay saying about Python 3.x.
>>
>> Here's a 9 question, multiple choice survey I put together about
>> Python 2.x use vs Python 3.x use.
>>
>> I'd be very pleased if you could take 5 or 10 minutes to fill it out.
> 
> If you run Python 3 while filling out the survey, like I did, it takes
> less than 1 minute to complete.  This may be surprising, since people
> usually say Python 3 is slower than Python 2.  Those must people who
> don't fill out surveys ;-)

So for the Python 4 survey, I propose to have just a single question:

* Have you heard of Python 4?

That will prove that Python 4 is even faster than Python 3 :-)
Of course, that is also because it has a JIT compiler, and runs
on 16 cores with no GIL.

Regards,
Martin



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