Python for air traffic control?

[Aahz Maruch]

In article <9hrj3q$cj1 at news1.gtech.com>,
Peter Milliken <peter.milliken at gtech.com> wrote:
>
>Python is a fine language for quick and dirty prototyping. For banging
>out applications that are going to run in an environment where it
>isn't going to matter if the program crashes, but it is certainly not
>something I would put forward for something like Air Traffic Control.

Suppose that the only language choices are between C/C++ and Python, and
that the real-time resolution requirement is on the order of one second.
Which would you choose and why?
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