Peter Hansen wrote: > Isaac Gouy wrote: > > Peter Hansen wrote: > >>Judging by the other posts in this thread, the gauntlet is down: Python > >>is faster than Java. Let those who believe otherwise prove their point > >>with facts, and without artificially handcuffing their opponents with > >>non-real-world "purity" requirements. > > > That form of argument is listed as one of the principal forms of > > illogical thinking in "Being Logical" D.Q.McInerny - "An Inability to > > Disprove Does Not Prove" > > Good thing this is the form of argument *against* which I was arguing, > rather than that which I choose to use myself. (Read very carefully, if > you really think I was saying otherwise, and point out exactly where I > made any such claims for my own part. In fact, I was referencing the > arguments of others -- who *were* supporting their arguments with facts, > as near as I can tell -- and I was calling on the opposition to do the > same, and without changing the rules mid-discussion.) > > > "The fact that there is no concrete proof against a position does not > > constitute an argument in favour of the position. I cannot claim to be > > right simply because you can't prove me to be wrong." > > Isn't that what I was saying? That those who claim Python isn't faster > were not supporting their arguments with actual facts? > > -Peter
*Python is faster than Java. Let those who believe otherwise prove their point with facts* We must be looking at different threads :-) afaict the only posting that provided something like "facts" was http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/309e439697279060 Which stated "Python is doing the heavy lifting with GMPY which is a compiled C program with a Python wrapper" - but didn't seem to compare that to GMPY with a Java wrapper? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
