So you want to write a fast Python?

Re:So you want to write a fast Python? by eropple on Monday July 11, 2011 @12:29PM (#2751375)

"Write your most important code in a different language that lends itself more to shooting yourself in the foot."

Yeah, how about no?

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Re:So you want to write a fast Python? by schiptsov on Tuesday July 12, 2011 @01:49AM (#2753693)

Ideas (algorithms and data structures) are what matters. Language is just a language, you can translate ideas (not code) between them if you're familiar with both languages and the field. ^_^

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Re:So you want to write a fast Python? by eropple on Tuesday July 12, 2011 @12:12PM (#2755273)

Yes, it's very computer-sciency to hold that opinion. Say that next time you're stuck tracking down a buffer overflow.

The point of Python, as far as I'm concerned, is to avoid writing C, not go to it when something is hard. As such, a better-performing Python reduces the need for C extensions and thus makes it better at actually doing things I care about.

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Re:So you want to write a fast Python? by schiptsov on Thursday July 14, 2011 @12:26AM (#2761744)

Do not forget what is your target CPU and what it can do and what cannot.

Think why Unladen Swallow project went nowhere? ^_^

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