why is python slow?

[Aahz Maruch]

In article <a2972632.0203071841.7cd09181 at posting.google.com>,
les ander <les_ander at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>why is a perl program faster than similar python program? 

Because it isn't?  Faster, that is.  Sure, one can construct Perl
programs that are faster than the equivalent Python program, but one can
certainly construct useful Python programs that are faster than the Perl
equivalent, particularly if one restricts the libraries to those that
come with a default install.
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