Python is slow

James Mills prologic at shortcircuit.net.au
Mon Dec 15 03:35:58 EST 2008


On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 5:26 PM, Andreas Kostyrka <andreas at kostyrka.org> wrote:
> So to summarize, Python is fast enough for even demanding stuff, and
> when done correctly even number crunching or binary parsing huge files
> or possible in competitive speeds. But you sometime need a developer
> that can wield the tool with a certain experience, and not a stupid
> rookie that whines that his tool does not make his O(n**n) algorithm
> automatically blazing fast.

Amen! +10

--JamesMills



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