On 2013-05-16 21:54, Walter Bright wrote:
We should also be aware that while Python code itself is slow, its library functions are heavily optimized C code. So, if the benchmark consists of calling a Python library function, it'll run as fast as any optimized C code.
But someone using Python won't care about that. Most of them will think they just use Python and have no idea there's optimized C code under the hood.
-- /Jacob Carlborg
