Isaac Gouy wrote: > 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?
You are missing the main idea: Java is by design a general purpose programming language. That's why all "GMPYs" and alike are written in Java - now wrappers to C-libraries. Python, by design, is glue language. Python program is assembly of C extensions and buildins wrapped in Python sintax. IHMO "real life" benchmark yuo are critisizing represents real life situation. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
