Python 2 times slower than Perl

[Skip Montanaro]

    Johann> cc -O2       0.28
    Johann> cc           0.62
    Johann> ocamlopt     1.26   (compiled)
    Johann> ocaml        9.42   (interpreted)
    Johann> perl        28.9
    Johann> python      66.8

    Johann> Hm.  I'm beginning to wonder if I compiled python with -O2 or
    Johann> not.  Plus, I'm becoming more and more fond of ocaml.

I pass along a couple tips that were mentioned to me recently on python-dev:

    1. Grep sys.prefix + "/config/Makefile" for OPT

    2. Import distutils.sysconfig then execute 

          distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var("OPT")

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