Why Python is Slow: Looking Under the Hood (2014)

Re:Why Python is Slow: Looking Under the Hood (2014) by weberc2 on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @01:36PM (#15552162)

This is kind of my point; the variance and error margin are pretty wide. Specifying "2x" implies a precision I can't vouch for, so I settled for "an order of magnitude" as the general ballpark. If the 2x figure is important to you, I'm happy to make that concession.

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Re:Why Python is Slow: Looking Under the Hood (2014) by hyperpape on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @01:48PM (#15552296)

I get the concern, but I'd say "a few times slower", which suggests 2x/3x/4x, not "an order of magnitude", which suggests something like 8x or 20x or whatever.

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Re:Why Python is Slow: Looking Under the Hood (2014) by Can_Not on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @05:21PM (#15554391)

Orders of magnitude actually suggest the data would be best measured in exponents such as 10^3, 10^4, 10^5, etc because of it's range and distribution.

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