Is python very slow compared to C

[Steve Holden]

Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> bonono at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> 
>>I can speak the same about Python if I view it from a prototype based
>>perspective, where one get them for free in Lua but need to implement
>>them in Python.
> 
> 
> Sure. And if you need prototypes, then all else being 
> equal that would be a disadvantage of Python compared 
> to Lua.
> 
> On the other hand, I'd suggest that far more 
> programmers are familiar with classes than prototypes, 
> regardless of any objective advantages or disadvantages 
> of one over the other. Perhaps that's one of the 
> reasons why Lua is lacking the market penetration of 
> Python: programmers may look at it and say "No classes? 
> Prototyping? WTF is that? I don't have time to learn 
> something so different, better stick to languages which 
> have a smaller learning curve."
> 
> 
> 
Or perhaps they'll see that Self demonstrated the advantages and 
disadvantages of the prototyping approach long ago.

regards
  Steve
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