Hi guys, I stumbled upon a tool called Psyco (http://psyco.sourceforge.net/) sounds like what i need.
Thanks again, Lloyd On 5/10/07, OkaMthembo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks for all your contributions. i think i will do it all in Python, it seems to me that the advantages far outweigh any negatives. Maybe once its a working project, we can then benchmark the code and see what gives. Thanks again, Lloyd On 5/9/07, Eric Walstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey OkaMthenbo, > > OkaMthembo wrote: > > Hi guys, > > > > I need to write an ad-serving application and i'm using Win XP as my > dev > > platform. Naturally, i want it to be as painless as possible and i was > > thinking of writing it 100% in Python. However, i have not written any > > > big apps in the language and i wonder if Python would have the > > performance or scale fast enough to a large user base. > Most certainly for some definitions of 'large' :) > > Most web apps these days are not written in a single language/technology > > and are often not running on a single piece of hardware. If you search > the archives of your favorite Python web application framework I'm > pretty sure you'll find a discussion on how to scale your app to handle > a 'large' user base. At the risk of oversimplification, but in hopes of > avoiding premature optimization, I'd focus first on achieving working > code, then benchmark it, then optimize if optimization is still needed. > > Many others have achieved high volume Python web apps using a mix of all > the wonderful open source tools available. If your content doesn't > change quickly and the ratio of GETs/POSTs is high, a caching server in > front of your python app might be just the trick (memcached, squid,etc). > But don't waste your time if you don't need to. Define 'too slow' and > then prove to yourself that your app passes that threshold. If so, then > > figure out why it's slow and optimize the slow parts. > > Good luck, > > Eric. > -- "The Stupidry Foundry"
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